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Only two backbones and thousands of ribs.
I have a tongue, but do not talk. I follow close, but neither run nor walk. Coupled and hitched, but never married. You couldn't bear the load I've carried.
My first is in window but not in pane. My second's in road but not in lane. My third is in oval but not in round. My fourth is in hearing but not in sound. My whole is known as a sign of peace. And from noah's ark won quick release.
What asks but never answers?
So cold, damp and dark this place. To stay you would refrain, yet those who occupy this place do never complain.
I have two eyes in the front and a lot of eyes on my tail