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From the Ted Talk by Iseult Gillespie: The tale of the doctor who defied Death

Unscramble the Blue Letters


In an isnatnt, the palace dissolved around them. The doctor found himself in an immense cave lined with countless quivering candles, each representing the duration of a life. As punishment for his Godson’s foolish attempt to master mortality, Death whittled his candle down to its wick.

Seeing his own dwindling light, the doctor felt the fear he’d often glimpsed in his patients’ eyes. detesaerlpy, he begged Death to transfer his dinyg light onto a new candle. His gdatehofr considered the request— but the doctor’s betrayal was too geart. He loosened his bony grip, and his Godson’s cldnae fell to the foolr. Death stood motionless, his islbutacnre face fixed on the sputtering flame— until all that was left of the dcootr was a wisp of smoke.

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In an _______, the palace dissolved around them. The doctor found himself in an immense cave lined with countless quivering candles, each representing the duration of a life. As punishment for his Godson’s foolish attempt to master mortality, Death whittled his candle down to its wick.

Seeing his own dwindling light, the doctor felt the fear he’d often glimpsed in his patients’ eyes. ___________, he begged Death to transfer his _____ light onto a new candle. His _________ considered the request— but the doctor’s betrayal was too _____. He loosened his bony grip, and his Godson’s ______ fell to the _____. Death stood motionless, his ___________ face fixed on the sputtering flame— until all that was left of the ______ was a wisp of smoke.

Solution


  1. inscrutable
  2. godfather
  3. candle
  4. doctor
  5. dying
  6. desperately
  7. instant
  8. floor
  9. great

Original Text


In an instant, the palace dissolved around them. The doctor found himself in an immense cave lined with countless quivering candles, each representing the duration of a life. As punishment for his Godson’s foolish attempt to master mortality, Death whittled his candle down to its wick.

Seeing his own dwindling light, the doctor felt the fear he’d often glimpsed in his patients’ eyes. Desperately, he begged Death to transfer his dying light onto a new candle. His Godfather considered the request— but the doctor’s betrayal was too great. He loosened his bony grip, and his Godson’s candle fell to the floor. Death stood motionless, his inscrutable face fixed on the sputtering flame— until all that was left of the doctor was a wisp of smoke.

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