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I am a small paradise surrounded by dryness and heat.
I twist and turn and leave a loop. What am I?
I am mother and father, but never give birth or nurse. I'm rarely still, but I never wander. What am I?
I make you weak at the worst of all times. I keep you safe I keep you fine. I make your hands sweat and your heart grow cold. I visit the weak but seldom the bold.
Part carbon, part water, I am poison to the fishes. Many falsely claim my name, I am the pause that refreshes. What am I?
Though not a plant, has leaves. Though not a beast, has spine. Though many wouldn't need this thing, It's more valuable than wine.