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I groan aloud;
    I am nothing but skin and bones.
I am like a wild bird in the desert,
    like an owl in abandoned ruins.
I lie awake;
    I am like a lonely bird on a housetop.

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In my distress I groan aloud(A)
    and am reduced to skin and bones.
I am like a desert owl,(B)
    like an owl among the ruins.
I lie awake;(C) I have become
    like a bird alone(D) on a roof.

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