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1) When I'm used, I'm useless, : S* h2 R; ?! R/ ?; Q7 q3 A4 W
once offered, soon rejected. M3 s4 } |; I- y
In desperation oft expressed,
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What am I? & P" {$ g) u" m2 V% ~! G
* S2 ?% `# J7 x# o2) Half-way up the hill, I see you at last k, |/ L8 _8 d H
Lying beneath me with your sounds and sights -
' ^- e p5 K0 Z A city in the twilight, dim and vast,
. Q$ X7 G- ~, a X! H+ e- s- T With smoking roofs, soft bells, and gleaming lights. ; f/ ?& z8 _( f; Y
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3) Out of the eater came something to eat, 9 X2 _4 G2 s6 ^% j O: \$ J
And out of the strong came something sweet.
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% ?) c. e+ q$ a) Z4 ^4) I've little strength, but mighty powers; * H4 d$ D! V& k3 D! m
I guard small hovels and great towers.
" x7 O2 t- E# ?3 v7 ] But if per chance my master leaves, 7 ?8 J" j Y' a' W1 r
He must ensure he safeguards me.
) J: C$ P1 z8 u6 L What am I? |
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