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When I get closer my tail grows longer but when I go away my tail leads the way.
I am essential to life on earth! I am split into thirds. Two thirds are the same. One of the thirds is 8. The other two are 1 each.
I have 24 keys but cannot open any locks. Sometimes loud, sometimes soft. What am I?
I am a type of weapon for SCI-FI characters
Without a bridle, or a saddle, across a thing I ride a-straddle. And those I ride, by help of me, though almost blind, are made to see. What am I?
What made Cyclops quit teaching?