Thor staggered to his feet. Then he threw the cauldron to the ground andbegan to laugh.“What are  you  laughing about?” asked  Tyr.  “There are  hundreds ofthem.”Thor hefted Mjollnir, his hammer. “I didn’t catch and kill the serpent,”he said. “Not this time. But a hundred giants almost make up for it.”Methodically, enthusiastically, one after the next, Thor killed the giantsof the waste, until the earth ran black and red with their blood. Tyr foughtone-handed, but he fought bravely, and he slew his share of giants that day.

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