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What measures out time. Until in time all is smashed to it?
A reaction to being spooked that takes its name from waterfowl
The sharp slim blade, that cuts the wind. What is it?
A house of wood in a hidden place. Built without nails or glue. High above the earthen ground It holds pale gems of blue.
What can answer in any language? What can speak without a mouth? What can sing without an ear?
You use it between your head and your toes, the more it works the thinner it grows.