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I had a bright start but I couldn't take the pressure. I consume everything yet I don't eat anything.
I am a protector. I sit on a bridge. One person can see right through me while others wonder what I hide.
The more you look at me The less you see.
Every night I'm told what to do and each morning I do what I'm told. But I still don't escape your scold
What is black when you buy it, red when you use it, and gray when you throw it away?
No matter how little or how much you use me, you change me every month.