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1) When I'm used, I'm useless,
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In desperation oft expressed,
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What am I?
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5 H# ]. G3 n9 J: s2) Half-way up the hill, I see you at last
6 Y! P" E/ y7 t1 p4 M" Z0 y6 t' P Lying beneath me with your sounds and sights -
' Q* L1 x+ d+ f6 { A city in the twilight, dim and vast,
]( V6 `8 j8 S* k0 n: N With smoking roofs, soft bells, and gleaming lights.
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+ H- s7 ^2 e* K4 T6 H3) Out of the eater came something to eat,
: z: O- q4 Y7 x# ]6 a/ N/ e And out of the strong came something sweet. 7 f3 x! l& Z+ X. ?
* }1 G" ^* U3 a9 T/ R, B; y4) I've little strength, but mighty powers; 1 w' E8 U/ S+ U! b' k
I guard small hovels and great towers.
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He must ensure he safeguards me.
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