Not born, but from a Mother's body drawn. I hang until half of me is gone. I sleep in a cave until I grow old. Then valued for my hardened gold.

Not born, but from a Mother's body drawn. I hang until half of me is gone. I sleep in a cave until I grow old. Then valued for my hardened gold.

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I hide but my head is outside.

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Almost everyone needs it, asks for it, gives it. But almost nobody takes it.

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I am whole but incomplete. I have no eyes, yet I see. You can see, and see right through me. My largest part is one fourth of what I once was.

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Dec 15, 2025

Often cooked as fillet, this meat comes from an animal that swims underwater.

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