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What can stand in place of a country but still fold away in a drawer?
If you happen to wear one of these warm garments around, you might get doused in red paint.
I cut through evil like a double edged sword, and chaos flees at my approach. Balance I single-handedly upraise, through battles fought with heart and mind, instead of with my gaze.
What common verb becomes its own past tense by rearranging its letters?
A leathery snake, with a stinging bite. I'll stay coiled up, unless I must fight.
I am the fountain from which no one can drink. For many I am considered a necessary link. Like gold to all I am sought for, but my continued death brings wealth for all to want more.