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Because of the sound of my groaning
    my bones cling to my skin.
I am like an owl of the wilderness,
    like a screech owl of the desert.
I stay awake and am
    as a sparrow alone upon the 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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