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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.
When the horse strokes the cat, the wood begins to sing.
I count time, but have no end. Tick tick, but I am not a clock. What am I?
Held firmly in the hands, like a sword it cuts deep. Bloodless strokes, all, then forward we leap.
What word starts with 'E', ends with 'E', but only has one letter? It is not the letter 'E'.
What is so fragile that saying its name breaks it?