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This item is used in most sports, has 4 holes, comes in a variety of colors, and there is a state that shares its name. What is it
A mile from end to end, yet as close to as a friend. A precious commodity, freely given. Seen on the dead and on the living. Found on the rich, poor, short and tall, but shared among children most of all.
A slow, solemn square-dance of warriors feinting. One by one they fall, warriors fainting, thirty-two on sixty-four.
who do you think you know but sometimes you don't
My first is a body of water. My second is me. My third came before. My fourth before all three. My fifth sounds like my first. My sixth is in a lake. Put all six together to make an animal that will keep you awake.
I have a few points but we're not competing. I'll help you win when you're eating. What am I?