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I have no head and a tail I lack but I do have arms and legs and back; I inhabit the palace the tavern the cot 'tis a beggarly residence where I am not. If a monarch were present (I tell you no fable) I still should be placed at the head of the table.
I am a precious stone as clear as diamond. Seek me out while the sun's near the horizon. Though you can walk on water with my power try to keep me and I'll vanish in an hour.
I'm a ruler with 12 agents. Half of them work in the darkness. Who am I?
I'm orange when long I'm white when short. What am I?
What can travel around the world while staying in a corner?
A little house full of meat, no door to go in and eat.