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FIRST FIG

MY candle bums at both ends;
It will not last the night;
But ah, my foes, and oh, my friends—
It gives a lovely light!

SECOND FIG

SAFE upon the solid rock the ugly houses stand:

Come and see my shining palace built upon the sand!

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