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I'm a precious stone in a pack of cards. What am I?
I am one with eight to spare, lest I lose my one. I'm not a number. What am I?
Railroad Crossing, look out for the cars. Can you spell that, without any R's?
I have roots nobody sees. I am taller than trees. Up up I go but I never grow.
Though desert men once called me God today men call me mad. For I wag my tail when I am angry. And growl when I am glad.
When someone uses this acronym, you know you've got to pick up the pace