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It flies around all day but never goes anywhere? What is it?
Light me up in backyard gatherings
Although glory but not at my best. Power will fall to me when the man who made me dies.
I contain six letters, minus one and you got twelve. What am I?
I am black when you buy me, red when you use me. When I turn white, you know it's time to throw me away. What am I?
Dark, feathery, and popular in Baltimore and fantasy books.