Barn

Barn

A barn is an agricultural building used for storage and as a covered workplace. It may sometimes be used to house livestock or to store farming vehicles and equipment. Barns are most commonly found on a farm or former farm. A barn meant for keeping cattle may be known as a byre.

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    She is watching her country lose its evoked master shape watching
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    And gain get back its houses and peoples watching it bring up
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    Then when he saw it could hold no more,
    Bishop Hatto, he made fast the door;
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