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I am not alive but I can die. What am I?
What is the beginning of eternity the end of time and space the beginning of every end and the end of every race?
When I come in from sea to shore twenty paces you'll see No less no more.
I have palms but not on hands I offer foods from distant lands When at my peak you'll see me smoke I'm famous for my friendly folk My flowers grow and yet they lay There's fire where a man will play.
I make things short but I am pretty long myself
It has no top or bottom, but it can hold flesh, bones, and blood all at the same time.