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I cannot be other than what I am, until the man who made me dies. Power and glory will fall to me finally. Only when he last closes his eyes.
What grows in winter, dies in summer, and grows roots upward?
Don't do this in the shallow end.
What has two spines and a lot of ribs, and carries much but never moves?
What does a WW1 Trench, A Submarine and a Popular Phone App all have in common?
What starts with a 'P', ends with an 'E' and has thousands of letters?