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1) When I'm used, I'm useless, - I$ d8 t* y- J. Z: K: ^+ \
once offered, soon rejected. ! n% |5 C2 @0 w7 o: g9 J6 D( ~
In desperation oft expressed,
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$ s) e' E! B4 Y ]- h/ X What am I?
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2 ^. z; r ~. K: E+ O! S2) Half-way up the hill, I see you at last
" ?* I3 P, [& X. v0 `" d! q' ` Lying beneath me with your sounds and sights - ; {* v2 q0 i. s# u& }" M( z
A city in the twilight, dim and vast, . y5 ]- K8 e, G. F2 R9 ]
With smoking roofs, soft bells, and gleaming lights. - w% j% M1 F8 w" ~4 |; @3 _9 ~* Q
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3) Out of the eater came something to eat,
7 o& \5 I# }/ G, `- U. Z And out of the strong came something sweet.
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4) I've little strength, but mighty powers; * M6 y4 z; R2 P
I guard small hovels and great towers. 3 l0 N+ c) p1 R2 b; u8 U' R3 b2 J
But if per chance my master leaves,
7 P: o3 @5 L9 j( \ He must ensure he safeguards me.
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