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The shorter I am, the bigger I am. What am I?
Kings and queens may cling to power and the jesters may have their call. I am the most common but I can rule them all. What am I?
You shoot me but I don't die. You hang me but I don't die. What am I?
I am a protector. I sit on a bridge. One person can see right through me, while others wonder what I hide. What am I?
I taste better than I smell. What am I?
What do you purposefully put lots of in and on your body, but run away from when you encounter it outside?