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Men seize me from my home tear apart my flesh drink the sweet blood then cast my skin aside.
As a stone inside a tree, I’ll help your words outlive thee. But if you push me as I stand, the more I move the less I am.
Born of sorrow, grows with age, you need a lot to be a sage. What is it?
Taken from a mine and then locked up in a wooden case. I am used by students everyday.
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.
What is the middle of water but is not an island?