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It's a game played by serious people that takes place on a global scale.
I tremble at each breath of air, and yet can heaviest burdens bear.
My teeth are sharp, my back is straight, to cut things up it is my fate.
Bold are the first; true are the second; playful are the third; clever are the fourth; forceful are the fifth.
I can be written, I can be spoken, I can be exposed, I can be broken.
Lynn likes grapes but not potatoes. She likes squash but not lettuce, and she likes peas but not onions. Following the same rule, will she like pumpkins or apples?