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Will your long-winded speeches never end?
    What disturbs you that you keep on answering me?
I, too, could speak like you
    if we could trade places.
    I could string words together against you
    and shake my head at you.
I could encourage you with my mouth,
    and my quivering lips could ease your pain.

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Will your long-winded speeches never end?(A)
    What ails you that you keep on arguing?(B)
I also could speak like you,
    if you were in my place;
I could make fine speeches against you
    and shake my head(C) at you.
But my mouth would encourage you;
    comfort(D) from my lips would bring you relief.(E)

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