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A horrid monster hides from the day, with many legs and many eyes. With silver chains it catches prey. And eats it all before it dies. Yet in every cottage does it stay. And every castle beneath the sky.
Who is it that rows quickly with four oars but never comes out under his own roof?
What spends the day at the window, goes to the table for meals and hides at night?
When I'm metal or wood, I help you get home. When I'm flesh and I'm blood. In the darkness I roam.
What animal always goes to sleep with his shoes on?
What is always coming but never arrives?