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My first is a body of water. My second is me. My third came before. My fourth before all three. My fifth sounds like my first. My sixth is in a lake. Put all six together to make an animal that will keep you awake.
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At first, I am nothing. Add something to negate. Add again to oppose. Add again to find the time to draw. Add once more to find nobody at all.
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It's usually found dried, but often kept slicker. Above another need, it's said to be thicker. What is it?
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I have a tongue, but do not talk. I follow close, but neither run nor walk. Coupled and hitched, but never married. You couldn't bear the load I've carried.
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I can ruin your day, or darken your life. And while I'm expected, I'm never alright. I'm bad for business, and worse for your hair. Wherever I am, there's something not there.
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I’m the most peculiar thing, I’m sure that we have met, Maladies to you I may bring, Time or health is my theft. I’m a lifelong friend; to the disdain of your kin, I come in all colors, mainly black and white, I can be innocent, quirky, a force, or a sin, Dare turn and kick me, and I’ll put up a fight.
