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A warrior among the flowers, he bears a thrusting sword. He uses it whenever he must, to defend his golden hoard.
It has 8 arms and lots of ink but can't write a word.
I live in the ocean but I am not a fish. I have eight arms and can change colors quickly. What am I?
While I did live, I food did give, which many one did daily eat. Now being dead, you see they tread me under feet about the street.
Who spends the day at the window, goes to the table for meals and hides at night?
What never gets any wetter no matter how hard it rains?