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We dig iron out of the ground
And melt copper out of the stones.
Miners explore the deepest darkness.
They search the depths of the earth
And dig for rocks in the darkness.
Far from where anyone lives
Or human feet ever travel,
They dig the shafts of mines.
There they work in loneliness,
Clinging to ropes in the pits.

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Iron is taken from the earth,
    and copper is smelted from ore.(A)
Mortals put an end to the darkness;(B)
    they search out the farthest recesses
    for ore in the blackest darkness.(C)
Far from human dwellings they cut a shaft,(D)
    in places untouched by human feet;
    far from other people they dangle and sway.

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