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Tear one off and scratch my head what was red is black instead. What is it?
I am commonly abbreviated to H
I am always in front of you but you will never see me
In buckles or lace I help set the pace. The farther you go the thinner I grow.
Born of sorrow, grows with age, you need a lot to be a sage. What is it?
What begins and has no end? What is the ending of all that begins?