Is that a poem?
If it is the one about the fire and the boys. Then the speaker doesn’t like his father in the beginning because he isn’t able to play with his friends. At the end he is grateful because the boys got in trouble and he wasn’t involved.
Answer:
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Explanation:
At last, the morning star appeared in the gray sky. A trail of indeterminate light showed on the horizon. We were exhausted. We were without strength, without illusions.
A word used to mean 'before'.