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A thousand colored folds stretch toward the sky. Atop a tender strand, rising from the land, until killed by maiden's hand. Perhaps a token of love, perhaps to say goodbye.
I make you weak at the worst of all times. I keep you safe, I keep you fine. I make your hands sweat. And your heart grow cold. I visit the weak, but seldom the bold.
What goes through a door but never goes in. And never comes out?
What has a single eye but cannot see?
A man parks his car outside of a hotel and immediately realises he is bankrupt. How did it happen?
You can always see it, but it's too far away to touch. Mountains rest on it, and at sea it surrounds you. What is it?