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1) When I'm used, I'm useless,
3 N( M3 W2 Y) d* c& S/ v5 @0 ] once offered, soon rejected.
0 q* D# k# P- J( Z* x/ @ In desperation oft expressed,
) t x7 F6 B! Z- k: P) B m the intended not protected.
, p p7 _( r4 i2 f What am I? , Y. Q& f: S/ y3 ]
) |* J+ d5 [0 ~1 V; a2) Half-way up the hill, I see you at last
) a# N% b, B8 ~! u0 U0 F% u Lying beneath me with your sounds and sights -
8 c& B3 i& x# m& D" }6 }& ?% U A city in the twilight, dim and vast,
- m7 i- m0 t- [0 T4 _- Q' M With smoking roofs, soft bells, and gleaming lights. 8 Q9 P/ P; W6 h8 ?1 {. ^- C
% n4 I. [; }1 n' L) N0 f3) Out of the eater came something to eat, % e4 a8 d5 @7 z9 |4 s% @! W
And out of the strong came something sweet. 1 y* {8 u9 `6 l' k
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4) I've little strength, but mighty powers; 9 F' I: ^- d) {( k3 U+ W- @3 k
I guard small hovels and great towers.
" v! ^* p. K6 {: n But if per chance my master leaves,
4 A* R3 D! @. \ o7 K9 ~) Y# A He must ensure he safeguards me.
* G' `$ F$ O1 V8 K3 R0 E0 z/ `0 Z, d What am I? |
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