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Five hundred begins it, five hundred ends it. Five in the middle is seen. First of all figures, the first of all letters. Take up their stations between. Join all together, and then you will bring before you the name of an eminent king.
An open ended barrel, it is shaped like a hive. It is filled with the flesh, and the flesh is alive!
Just head and foot yet never tires of dancing.
A seed am I, three letters make my name. Take away two and I still sound the same.
A man is pushing his car along the road when he comes to a hotel. He shouts, "I'm bankrupt!" Why?
What did the piece of wood say when he saw the screwdriver and screws approaching?