The shattered window glass
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My name is Grace
Upon the gate of the city is a house.
I see it ever day.
It has a little garden with fruit and veggies.
And every room with something special.
But one room is different.
The room contains nothing but a little window that is broken most days
no one lives here no one I know.
I live in the inner part of the gate know every one far and wide
But the person who lives in the house upon the gate
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