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I am always hungry, I must always be fed. The finger I lick will soon turn red.
Never ahead, ever behind, yet flying swiftly pastΝΎ For a child I last forever, for adults I'm gone too fast.
If you happen to wake up at dawn, you'll probably find this covering the lawn.
What can go up but never come down?
What fastens two people yet touches only one?
What never gets any wetter no matter how hard it rains?