Loki gives a sympathetic wince. "Burning to death, falling like a star. It sounds like a scintillating trip--not that I'm anxious to take it, myself, mind you, but I couldn't resist a play on 'scintillate.'"
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Loki gives a sympathetic wince. "Burning to death, falling like a star. It sounds like a scintillating trip--not that I'm anxious to take it, myself, mind you, but I couldn't resist a play on 'scintillate.'"