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I come out of the earth, I am sold in the market. The one who buys me cuts my tail, takes off my suit of silk, and weeps beside me when I am dead. What am I?
By myself, I'm practically nothing. Worthless as a leader, but when I follow a group, their strength increases tenfold. What am I?
I have a hundred legs but cannot stand. I have a long neck but no head. I cannot see and I help keep your house neat and tidy.
I am a kind of coat that can only be put on when wet. What am I?
I am like thunder in your cranium
I am your mother's brother's only brother in law. Who am I?