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My heart is beaten down like grass withered and scorched in the summer heat;
    I can’t even remember to eat.
My body is shaken by my groans;
    my bones cling to my skin, holding on for dear life.
I am like a solitary owl in the wilderness;
    I am a lost and lonely screech owl at home in the rubble.

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My heart is blighted and withered like grass;(A)
    I forget to eat my food.(B)
In my distress I groan aloud(C)
    and am reduced to skin and bones.
I am like a desert owl,(D)
    like an owl among the ruins.

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