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What force and strength cannot get through. I, with a gentle touch, can do. Many in the street would stand. Were I not a friend at hand.
My first is in wield, sever bones and marrow. My second is in blade, forged in cold steel. My third is in arbalest, and also in arrows. My fourth is in power, plunged through a shield. My fifth is in honor, and also in vows My last will put an end to it all.
What is put on a table, cut, but never eaten?
What has 13 hearts but none beat?
They can float and tickle, but their sound is rarely heard unless you're a pillow or bird. What are they?
What sphinxes employ and players enjoy.