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treasures that no bird of prey can see, no eagle’s eye observe— for they are deep within the mines. No wild animal has ever walked upon those treasures; no lion has set his paw there. Men know how to tear apart flinty rocks and how to overturn the roots of mountains.

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No bird of prey knows that hidden path,
    no falcon’s eye has seen it.(A)
Proud beasts(B) do not set foot on it,
    and no lion prowls there.(C)
People assault the flinty rock(D) with their hands
    and lay bare the roots of the mountains.(E)

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