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In buckles or lace, they help set the pace. The farther you go, the thinner they grow.
Two people are born at the same moment, but they don't have the same birthdays. How could this be?
I wear a red robe, with staff in hand, and a stone in my throat.
I fly through the air on small feathered wings, seeking out life and destroying all things.
It cannot be seen, it weighs nothing, but when put into a barrel, it makes it lighter.
If you count 20 houses on your right going to the store and 20 houses on your left coming home, how many houses did you count?