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1) When I'm used, I'm useless, " h- y; ~/ X% I4 _# t5 c
once offered, soon rejected.
) ?) j: g# Q/ |4 w. }- V# d" {6 v In desperation oft expressed,
5 F% |$ w8 f* P s( }3 b the intended not protected. : H8 N% ^# t9 I/ F: x. n5 A
What am I?
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2) Half-way up the hill, I see you at last
5 S7 U# }+ ]- Y! L Lying beneath me with your sounds and sights -
1 ?9 N, q4 L2 c/ r" P. B A city in the twilight, dim and vast,
' o% m9 E7 z* f- F With smoking roofs, soft bells, and gleaming lights.
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; k' ]7 Z) D: s7 N5 V* S5 y* S3) Out of the eater came something to eat,
% R. m) [9 r* _9 t) R: U' Z And out of the strong came something sweet. 6 h1 a1 [& O6 |, T# ^6 A5 K; y
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4) I've little strength, but mighty powers;
; o( _6 p3 ?9 o! n h I guard small hovels and great towers.
. _, I) ^( T0 m But if per chance my master leaves,
2 Z# h& k! K" c, y He must ensure he safeguards me.
5 e/ ]1 r+ ` s' f What am I? |
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