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    There iron is dug from the earth,
        and copper is smelted from ore.
    Humans put an end to darkness,
        and search in every last corner
    For the ore that is in gloom and darkness.
    In the earth they cut a shaft
        in a place forgotten, far from the beaten path;
    They descend on ropes,
        swinging dangerously back and forth.

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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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