The messengers of the Æsir came to a giantess alone in a cave. When they asked her to weep for Baldr, she replied, "Alive or dead, the old man's son has been no use to me. Let Hel hold what she has." Despite entreaties, the giantess would neither weep, nor say another word. The Æsir had no doubt that the giantess was Loki in disguise, seeking in his malice to keep Baldr with Hel.
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