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Walk on the living, they don’t even mumble. Walk on the dead, they mutter and grumble
You throw me out when you want to use me and you take me in when you don't want to use me. Who am I?
What is lengthened by being cut at both ends?
My first is in wield, sever bones and marrow. My second is in blade, forged in cold steel. My third is an arbalest, and also in arrows. My fourth is in power, plunged through a shield. My fifth is in honor, and also in vows. My last will put an end to it all.
What goes in the water red, and comes out black?
I’m grown from darkness but shine with a pale light. Very round I am and always a lady's delight.