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Beyond the curve this side the hill,

There runs a creek—by the old saw-mill—

A covered bridge[315] and a water tank,

With the watchman’s shanty on this bank:

A quiet nook, for the mill is done,—

With crippled Jemmie it ceased to run.

Just round[316] the curve in the shady wood

That fringes the creek, his low hut stood,

Where Jemmie, the watch, spent his useful life,