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Dark, feathery, and popular in Baltimore and fantasy books.
It has plenty of backbone but doesn't have a let. It peels like an orange but it comes from an egg.
A warrior amongs the flowers, He bears a thrusting sword. Able and ready to use, To guard his golden hoard.
My first is in window but not in pane. My second's in road but not in lane. My third is in oval but not in round. My fourth is in hearing but not in sound. My whole is known as a sign of peace. And from Noah's ark won quick release.
What goes in the water black and comes out red?
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.