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1) When I'm used, I'm useless,
. [ U' N' Y! k! L' b8 L once offered, soon rejected. + O* A9 d4 k* s7 n9 C( U' i
In desperation oft expressed,
+ O2 ?1 m: Y% M the intended not protected.
2 x9 n' ` }) b" t9 }$ a. y What am I?
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1 ^6 @) w5 }7 Z' g4 t* e7 x2) Half-way up the hill, I see you at last
4 j: Y2 ?0 Z5 q% a/ B5 n Lying beneath me with your sounds and sights - 9 w# A7 p( e' N3 ]- V( E
A city in the twilight, dim and vast, 5 }7 F l z; R0 Z3 o5 a$ P
With smoking roofs, soft bells, and gleaming lights.
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9 |/ _% E- v: ^3) Out of the eater came something to eat,
/ Y) \. A$ J7 V( w And out of the strong came something sweet.
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4) I've little strength, but mighty powers;
4 d8 y, b: c0 t+ h7 j4 f% K I guard small hovels and great towers.
8 Z4 e8 d- z* W& Q2 _' D, G But if per chance my master leaves, $ C0 i) [+ F( Z* L6 Y
He must ensure he safeguards me. ' f& S" l# `. Z, K+ P, v
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