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In buckles or lace I help set the pace. The farther you go the thinner I grow.
I am commonly ate before I'm born and after I'm dead.
I let water fall on you while everyone else stays dry.
I can be winding and I can be straight. I can be smooth and I can be rough. Sometimes both. I start out black but fade to brown. My favorite colors are yellow and white and I love stripes and dashed lines.
I go up when the rain comes down. What am I?
The sun bakes them, The hand breaks them, The foot treads on them, And the mouth tastes them. What are they?