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I cannot be other than what I am, until the man who made me dies. Power and glory will fall to me finally. Only when he last closes his eyes.
In the night a mountain, in the morning a meadow.
Put into a pit, locked beneath a grate, guarded through the night, yet it still goes out.
Five men were eating apples, A finished before B, but behind C. D finished before E, but behind B. What was the finishing order?
Of these things - I have two. One for me - and one for you. And when you ask about the price, I simply smile and nod twice.
I repeat only the last word you say. The more I repeat, the softer I got. I cannot be seen but can be heard. What am I?