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Old 09-20-2022, 11:01 AM   #2
Galadriel55
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O! The row of silver dishes, and the store of silver spoons!

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Originally Posted by Huinesoron View Post
"Danceless and dishless" leaves a spoon, on a table. The 'dull' part could be a reference to the spoon in the song being of silver, I guess?
Correct. No dance, no dishes, leaving silver spoons.

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Originally Posted by Hui
If line 2 is about an umbrella, could this be a very cleverly disguised "My first is in X" riddle?
Clever idea, but no. However, there is similarity with that riddle structure in that the lines are not directly related to each other and need to e regarded separately.
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