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1) When I'm used, I'm useless,
; {0 [9 H, T, G" N7 ~- Y: ~3 g once offered, soon rejected.
1 q1 Q+ @+ V4 y& e$ J1 c- | In desperation oft expressed,
7 s9 F( j8 i( m/ v9 b5 u9 H0 A the intended not protected.
i5 o2 U( ^' U7 }; W What am I? 4 s7 C' i8 l, x
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2) Half-way up the hill, I see you at last
+ d; F% {5 l- m! R! X Lying beneath me with your sounds and sights -
Z9 u5 ^- j+ q A city in the twilight, dim and vast,
$ ^+ ]: L5 m+ M0 M; |$ w F With smoking roofs, soft bells, and gleaming lights.
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3) Out of the eater came something to eat, - }( |* K N( c ]+ I9 P
And out of the strong came something sweet. : t! h$ _0 H; e4 X
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4) I've little strength, but mighty powers; O5 {- _- ?' x* F- m- K3 w
I guard small hovels and great towers.
4 p; j9 C2 I' v0 m( o7 w* w But if per chance my master leaves, & f) C8 E. m/ w. N6 o$ j: F: e
He must ensure he safeguards me.
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