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In buckles or lace, they help set the pace. The farther you go, the thinner they grow.
Tool of thief, toy of queen. Always used to be unseen. Sign of joy, sign of sorrow. Giving all likeness borrowed.
What kind of pet always stays on the floor?
What kind of room has no windows or doors?
All about, but cannot be seen, Can be captured, cannot be held, No throat, but can be heard. Who am I?
What covers its face with its hands, speaks no language, yet most known what it's saying?