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I wear a red robe with staff in hand and a stone in my throat.
The more of me there is the less you see.
In your fire you hear me scream creaking and whining yet I am dead before you lay me in your hearth.
I have four fingers and a thumb, but I'm not living. What am I?
What can you lose that will cause other people to lose theirs too?
A first job for many kids, this could be described as "Media Distribution Management.