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Fricka	See how in shame Beautiful Freia stands; For release she asks, Dumb, with sorrowful eyes. Heartless man! The lovely one owes this to thee!
Fafner	Still more! Pile on still more.
Donner	My patience fails; Mad is the wrath Roused by this insolent rogue! Come hither, hound! Measure must thou? Thy strength then measure with mine!
Fafner	Softly, Donner! Roar where it serves; Thy roar is impotent here.
Donner Lunging out at him.	It will crush thee to thy cost, rogue.
Wotan	Calm thyself! Methinks that Freia is hid.
Loge	The hoard is spent.
Fafner Measures the hoard carefully	Still shines to me Holda’s hair. Yonder thing, too, Throw on the hoard
with his eye, and looks to see if there are any crevices.
Loge	Even the helm?
Fafner	Make haste! Here with it!
Wotan	Let it go also!

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