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Even if my life is taken eight still remain.
Those with eyes bigger than their stomach will definitely leave the restaurant with one of them. It is named after a house pet as well.
What jumps when it walks and sits when it stands?
My first is twice in apple but not once in tart. My second is in liver but not in heart. My third is in giant and also in ghost. Whole I'm best when I am toast.
When I'm metal or wood, I help you get home. When I'm flesh and I'm blood. In the darkness I roam.
I can be found in water but never wet