SURF
Pounds all day
Beats all night
Never rests
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ICE
Power enough to smash ships and crush roofs
Yet it still must fear the sun
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DIE
Prince Arutha from his lofty perch
Will find our troops without a search
His men will fall his castle too
And then what will Prince Arutha do
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FIRE
Put into a pit
Locked behind a steel grate
Guarded all through the night still it goes out
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SIEVE
Round as an apple
Deep as a cup
All the Bitter Sea
Can't fill it up
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TROLLS
Say away fom these hideus beasts
They kill our females and chidren
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ONION
She has tasteful friends
And tasteless enemies
Tears are often shed on her behalf
Yet never has she broken a heart
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SHADOW
Silently he stalks me
Running as I run
Creeping as I creep
Dressed in black
He disappears at night
Only to return with the sun
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HORSEMAN
Six legs two heads two hands one long nose
Yet he uses only four legs wherever he goes
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HANGMAN
Swollag the famous Moredhel craftsman guarantees his work until the end of time
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ROPE
Ten trolls strength
Ten trolls length
One troll can pick it up
No troll can stand it up
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SNARES
The bones of the dead
Can be used to trap the living
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FIRE
The chill of its death
You may soon mourn
But though it dies
It cannot be born
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WRONG
The language of men can be mastered
But what Kingdom word is always pronounced wrong
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DAY NIGHT
The light one breaks but never falls
His brother falls but never breaks
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COFFIN
The one who made it didn't want it
The one who bought it didn't need it
The one who used it never saw it
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WIND
The strongest chains will not bind it, ditch and rampart will not slow it down
A thousand soldiers cannot beat it, it can knock down trees with a single push
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STARS
The wheel is steered
Despite the night
They prefer our lead
More than the light
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FARRIER
There is a shoemaker in the dell
Makes his shoes with steel and nail
Although his goods last right well
Folks need two pair without fail
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THE DEAD
They feel no pain
No sorrow no greed
They have no anger
No hatred nor need
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EGGS
They go up white but come down yellow and white
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LOGS
They have not lips nor tongues
Yet lead them green to the pit
And as they die you will hear
Them sputter hiss and spit
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DARKNESS
This engulfing thing is strange indeed
The greater it grows the less you see
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WATER
This great thing can be swallowed
But can also swallow us
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PRIEST
This Kingdom fool has married many women
Yet he has never been married
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ALPHABET
This marvelous thing
Though it sounds absurd
Contains all our letters
But is only a word
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TOWEL
This odd thing seems to get wetter
The more it dries
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WATERFALL
This old one runs forever
But never moves at all
He has not lungs nor throat
Still a mighty roaring call
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OUTSIDE
This side of a wolfhound has the most hair
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BUBBLE
This sparkling globe can float on water and weighs not more than a feather
Yet despite its weight ten giants could never pick it up
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MUSIC
This wondrous thing though not a herb can help comfort the weak and the dying
It can even be used to rally the troops or make one start laughing or crying
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HONEY
Though a tasty treat
Made in spiral towers
Rarely will it be eaten alone
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CANE
Though blind as well
Can lead the blind well
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SMOKE
Though easy to spot when allowed to plume
It is hard to see
When held in a room
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BOOK
Though not a plant has leaves
Though not a beast has spine
Though many wouldn't need this thing
'Tis more valuable than wine
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EYE TO EYE
Three fools did once sacrifice
To win a contest long ago Dobe Oyle a Kingdom lad gave his blood to start
A goblin man Ethorat hacked out his dying heart Sou Oyle Dobes sister won she cast away her soul
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ALCOHOL
Today he is there to trip you up
And he will torture you tomorrow
Yet he is also there to ease the pain
When you are lost in grief and sorrow
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EYES
Twins on either side of a ridge that smells
They shall never see each other directly
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TRADE MARES
Two brothers wanted to race a course
To see which had the slowest horse
Since neither wanted to spur his mare
What must they do to make it fair
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BARROW
Two legs it has
And this will confound
Only at rest
Do they touch the ground
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STAIRS
Up and down they go but never move
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SAWS
We don't need wine
We don't need meat
We have sharp teeth
But cannot eat
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NOTHING
We love it more than life
We fear it more than death
The wealthy want for it
The poor have it in plenty
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SPURS
We travel much yet prisoners are
And close confined to boot
Yet with any horse we will keep pace
And always go on foot
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MOUSE
What goes down to the cellar with four legs but comes back with eight
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NOISE
What goes with a wagon that doesn't benefit the wagon but the wagon cannot move without
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COLTS
What has a mare
That the cow has not
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EQUALS
What is it of yours that you see every day but our
Leader sees only rarely
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GAUNTLET
What is the thing with fingers long
That grips our deadly swords so strong
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DEATH
What is this thing that having it
You can no longer give it away
But lacking it for the moment at least
You can give it to those who must pay
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THOUGHT
What ranges far and cannot be confined yet stays in one spot
The correct one will open this chest
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FOG
When it comes in
From sea to shore
Twenty paces you'll see
No less no more
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SADDLE
When it is down
It is lower than a horses belly
When it is up
It is higher than a horses back
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BRIDGE
When it is stout
People gladly tread
When it is thin
People walk in dread
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GALLOWS
When people come for me to meet
They come to me with heavy feet
The one I hold
When I get my chance
Will turn and spin
And start to dance
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FLEAS
When they are caught
They are thrown away
When they escape
You itch all day
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GLAMREDHEL
Where once there were three
Now only are two
Ancient kin ours
Whom we sent to their doom
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BARD
Who works when he plays and plays when he works
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DISPUTE
Whoever has it is angry
Whoever loses it is angrier
Whoever wins it has it no more
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PEACE
Widows and orphans
Parents and kin
This is disturbed most by riots and war
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RAIN
With flashing sword and booming cry
With darkness staining land and sky
The army comes prepared to die
Soldiers fall in glistening dress
As battles are joined without egress
Save comfort in the earth's caress
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SWORD
With sharp edged wit
And pointed poise
It can settle disputes
Without a noise
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VICTORY
With this one thing alone you will have defeated even the strongest foe
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DICE
You can count on them though some would rather curse them
You can speak dear to them though well all know tis just in vain
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BREATH
You can see it in winter never in summer
Even though it is as light as a feather the mightiest Moredhel in the North cant hold it for long
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MILK
You can spin wheel and twist
But it can turn without moving
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BELL
You hear it speak
For it has a hard tongue
But it cannot breathe
For it has not a lung
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TEMPER
You must keep this thing Its loss will affect your brothers
For once yours is lost
It will soon be lost by others
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RAIN
You see it about in field and town
It cannot get up
But will oft fall down
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ICICLE
You see me oft
In woods and town
With my roots above
I must grow down
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STOVE
You seek it out
When your hungers ripe
It sits on four legs
And smokes a pipe
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SHOES
You tie these things
Before you go
And untie them
After you stop
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STRANGER
You will invite him into your house
Yet you know him not
Once you get to know him
This thing he will no longer be
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