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1) When I'm used, I'm useless, ( r# g# T0 H2 n8 k& n* A) ?$ |1 D7 y
once offered, soon rejected. 9 E: V& {& M h! i& y, B
In desperation oft expressed,
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2) Half-way up the hill, I see you at last
8 W- j/ @# c, x. ^! `6 n* b% s Lying beneath me with your sounds and sights - 4 L6 F( F- x' K
A city in the twilight, dim and vast, 0 P9 t; G2 a- g/ E- }$ Y3 ^" O
With smoking roofs, soft bells, and gleaming lights.
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9 f$ L& G4 P2 @" t& \0 c3) Out of the eater came something to eat,
3 M! U# c" M# v- h" t7 x And out of the strong came something sweet. 2 X9 r' g: D" M2 |5 B
# ?* T) `' U5 O x( f5 R* i+ \# E4) I've little strength, but mighty powers;
5 c4 P3 ~4 g. b I guard small hovels and great towers.
7 S% k8 G! w/ r8 I6 ~ But if per chance my master leaves, u3 r6 y' z6 @0 L3 O. |
He must ensure he safeguards me. 5 D+ h' C- i! X. o9 g' U1 ]: P
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