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Fatherless and motherless. Born without sin, roared when it came into the world. And never spoke again.
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.
I am free for the taking. Through all of your life, though given but once at birth. I am less than nothing in weight, but will fell the strongest of you if held.
There is a word in the English language in which the first two letters signify a male, the first three letters signify a female, the first four signify a great man, and the whole word, a great woman. What is the word?
You use it between your head and your toes, the more it works the thinner it grows.