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Used left or right I get to travel over cobblestone or gravel. Used up I vie for sweet success used down I cause men great duress.
I march before armies a thousand salute me. My fall can bring victory but no one would shoot me. The wind is my lover one-legged am I. Name me and see me at home in the sky.
I am all around you but you cannot see me. I have no throat but you can hear me. Valued during summer but despised in the winter.
What can travel around the world while staying in a corner?
Die without me, never thank me. Walk right through me, never feel me. Always watching, never speaking. Always lurking, never seen. What am I?
What gift should you give blind people, drunks, and nerds for Christmas?