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But remember, please, the law by which we live,
We are not built to comprehend a lie
We can neither love nor pity nor forgive,
If you make a slip in handling us you die! 16
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Though our smoke may hide the Heavens from our eyes,
It will vanish and the stars will shine again,
Because, for all our power and weight and size,
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We are nothing more than children of your brain! 20

glossary :
ore-bed : rock, metals are mined from the ore-bed

melt : to become or make something become liquid as a
result of heating.
mine : places underground from where minerals are
dug out.
cast : mould, like cast-iron

wrought : shaped

file : to cut or to shape something
gauged : measured
to give us play : to make us run, work

haul : pull with force

comprehend : understand
make a slip : make a mistake, or make an error
Heavens : sky, here it also means supreme power,

God

smoke : cloud, here it also means misunderstanding
vanish : disappear

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