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Because of my groaning,
    I am reduced to skin and bones.
I am like an owl in the desert,
    like a little owl in a far-off wilderness.
I lie awake,
    lonely as a solitary bird on the roof.

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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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