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The 8 of us go forth and not back to protect our king from a foe's attack. What am I?
I am not very commonly found! Only in some rainforest! I have an odd number of toes! I'm very lazy and hang upside down! What am I?
Die without me, never thank me. Walk right through me, never feel me. Always watching, never speaking. Always lurking, never seen. What am I?
I am quick when I'm thin. I am slow when I'm fat. Wind is my worst nightmare. What am I?
My first is a heir; My second's a snare; my whole is the offspring of fancy; which I sent out of play upon Valentine's day As a token of love to my Nancy.
It weighs next to nothing but no one can hold it for long. What is it?