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1) When I'm used, I'm useless,
) V6 ?: P$ r1 r: y9 t once offered, soon rejected.
9 N$ e( ^- ]' B+ @ In desperation oft expressed, ' m4 V4 J+ P, B) N9 P# z$ }
the intended not protected. ! q N' f8 m; l
What am I?
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* q; J3 ~" \+ T. _, Q2) Half-way up the hill, I see you at last
0 B$ ~, [: g+ B! X Lying beneath me with your sounds and sights - . i0 x/ q' E7 C8 z8 n4 o1 t
A city in the twilight, dim and vast,
+ [: k. E( k5 v& I& P' T$ R With smoking roofs, soft bells, and gleaming lights. 8 H) [: c# n9 e8 g/ T" c4 Q& j" [
2 k/ w% h8 e2 ^! l3) Out of the eater came something to eat, & J4 ?5 S2 W/ E3 u
And out of the strong came something sweet.
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4) I've little strength, but mighty powers;
. c8 t! Y5 x0 U! u I guard small hovels and great towers. $ h7 j( d, f4 E' V; }9 {
But if per chance my master leaves,
8 c3 J& c4 M- S% U4 w He must ensure he safeguards me. + _; X% z! K0 ]' v+ z* l
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