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Four fingers and a thumb, yet flesh and blood I have none. What am I?
I am always hungry I must always be fed. The finger I lick will soon turn red.
Send poorly behaved children to me and let them sit here.
Lives in winter, dies in summer, and grows with its roots upward. What is it?
What can you lose that will cause other people to lose theirs too?
The answer I give is yes, but what I mean is no. What was the question?