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Dies half its life. Lives the rest. Dances without music. Breathes without breath.
Iβm a word, six letters longΝΎ I sometimes enter with a gong. All in order from A to Z, I start with the letter B. What is the word?
I do not breathe, but I run and jump. I do not eat, but I swim and stretch. I do not drink, but I sleep and stand. I do not think, but I grow and play. I do not see, but you see me everyday.
What gets wetter as it dries?
What can't you see, hear or feel, until its too late. What shadows love, and shopkeepers hate?
I am the fountain from which no one can drink. For many I am considered a necessary link. Like gold to all I am sought for, but my continued death brings wealth for all to want more.