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I am higher than the king
I am just two and two. I am hot. I am cold. I am the parent of numbers that cannot be told. I am a gift beyond measure, a matter of course. What am I?
They are many and one, they wave and they drum, used to cover a stare, they go with you everywhere.
The more you have me the less you see. Shine a light on me and I shall flee.
Though not a plant I have leaves. though not a beast I have spine. Though many wouldn't need me I am more valuable than wine.
What never gets any wetter no matter how hard it rains?