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I march before armies, a thousand salute me. My fall can bring victory, but no one would shoot me. The wind is my lover, one-legged am I. Name me and see me at home in the sky.
Often held but never touched. Always wet but never rusts. Often bits but seldom bit. To use it well you must have wit.
To unravel me you need a simple key, no key that was made by locksmith's hand. But a key that only I will understand.
My first is a body of water. My second is me. My third came before. My fourth before all three. My fifth sounds like my first. My sixth is in a lake. Put all six together to make an animal that will keep you awake.
A morbidly-named body of water
Why was the cook arrested?
Difficult
Animal
Easy
Food
Funny
Kids
Logic
What am I?