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Her: Restless night after night in my bed,
        I longed and looked for my soul’s true love;
    I searched for him,
        but I could not find him.
    I will get up now and search the city,
        wander up and down streets and plazas;
    I will look for my soul’s true love.
        I searched for him, but I could not find him.
    The watchmen found me as they kept watch on the silent city.
        “Have you seen my soul’s true love?” I asked.

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All night long on my bed
    I looked(A) for the one my heart loves;
    I looked for him but did not find him.
I will get up now and go about the city,
    through its streets and squares;
I will search for the one my heart loves.
    So I looked for him but did not find him.
The watchmen found me
    as they made their rounds in the city.(B)
    “Have you seen the one my heart loves?”

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