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They open shafts in uninhabited places,
    swinging suspended, far away from anyone.
“While grain is coming forth from the earth above,
    what lies beneath is ravaged by fire.
Its rocks are the enclosure for sapphires,
    and there is gold contained in its dust.

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Far from human dwellings they cut a shaft,(A)
    in places untouched by human feet;
    far from other people they dangle and sway.
The earth, from which food comes,(B)
    is transformed below as by fire;
lapis lazuli(C) comes from its rocks,
    and its dust contains nuggets of gold.(D)

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