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I have roots nobody sees. I am taller than trees. Up up I go but I never grow.
I save lives on the ground and in the air
The faster you run, the harder it is to catch me. What am I?
I am flora, not fauna. I am foliage, not trees. I am shrubbery, not grass. What am I?
I am higher than the king
Almost everyone needs it, asks for it, gives it. But almost nobody takes it.