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Miners dig a tunnel far from where people live,
    where no one has ever walked;
    they work far from people, swinging and swaying from ropes.
Food grows on top of the earth,
    but below ground things are changed as if by fire.
Sapphires are found in rocks,
    and gold dust is also found there.

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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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