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In wealth I abound; in water I stand; as a fencer I'm valued all over the land; at Venice I'm famous; by farmers I'm prized; respected by law yet huntsmen despised; consternation and ruin ensue when I break; And the beasts of the forest advantage won't take.
I am not alive but I can die. What am I?
I make things short but I am pretty long myself
I run smoother than any rhyme I love to fall but cannot climb.
You shoot me but I don't die. You hang me but I don't die. What am I?
Why was the cook arrested?