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1) When I'm used, I'm useless,
9 n1 r! d. w ^# a once offered, soon rejected.
7 f* e2 z& F3 B9 @" V( n" a' v In desperation oft expressed, ( Q8 S+ c! z5 y" V& [0 M
the intended not protected.
7 \8 `$ b, k9 Z. v0 y9 D, _$ ]- i What am I?
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2) Half-way up the hill, I see you at last
U$ g' h1 B W( s Lying beneath me with your sounds and sights -
0 `4 n" t/ b- v A city in the twilight, dim and vast, ' x5 f" u: ~ q! G1 ?
With smoking roofs, soft bells, and gleaming lights. 5 }' {& s5 Y" h B
# ^: C( |7 D9 A x+ k3 P; [3) Out of the eater came something to eat, ' V. _' n9 q5 R+ S: v
And out of the strong came something sweet.
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1 E2 ?: Z7 U! r4) I've little strength, but mighty powers; ; D, a. w" C& }, `! y9 _: J( G1 [
I guard small hovels and great towers. $ g; d. z9 S3 L- I# @1 C
But if per chance my master leaves,
% C) x) Q# f j7 M5 S* L He must ensure he safeguards me. " W! A4 [3 D: _
What am I? |
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