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1) When I'm used, I'm useless,
6 s+ K- D- s. P2 ` once offered, soon rejected.
* t+ Q1 [' M/ x! ?0 ~ In desperation oft expressed,
) u+ Q, a' s) m8 g the intended not protected.
) {9 n5 V0 u2 J What am I?
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j( r9 Z/ s: J2 f2 B ^2) Half-way up the hill, I see you at last 8 u4 t6 b/ x- G1 y3 O3 o' f
Lying beneath me with your sounds and sights - 3 l1 | A( W2 I$ E, t8 h. O
A city in the twilight, dim and vast,
# L; y' W7 O9 {( P6 B With smoking roofs, soft bells, and gleaming lights. # v. W* k' ] I! }
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3) Out of the eater came something to eat,
: i3 ^2 p8 G$ i8 x And out of the strong came something sweet.
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4) I've little strength, but mighty powers;
8 f- C6 J* \8 n# ? I guard small hovels and great towers.
5 c' |* h( N3 z( G1 P But if per chance my master leaves, 3 n0 M2 E4 w0 m( o% A
He must ensure he safeguards me. ; ~/ F4 T, }: U9 O' z
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