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I have a tongue, but do not talk. I follow close, but neither run nor walk. Coupled and hitched, but never married. You couldn't bear the load I've carried.
The more of it there is, the less you see.
Each of these ends in a kettle full of precious metal and the double variety is quite awesome
Long and think, red within, with a nail at the end.
What letter comes next: O T T F F S S ?
What is so fragile that saying its name breaks it?