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I can bring tears to your eyes; resurrect the dead, make you smile, and reverse time. I form in an instant, but I last a life time. What am I?
I wear a red robe with staff in hand and a stone in my throat.
The more of me there is the less you see.
I have a name that's not mine and no one cares about me in their prime. People cry at my sight and lie by me all day and night.
I always have to work with something in my eye. What am I?
It weighs next to nothing but no one can hold it for long. What is it?