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Dies half its life. Lives the rest. Dances without music. Breathes without breath.
Whoever makes it, tells it not. Whoever takes it, knows it not. Whoever knows it, wants it not
Some try to hide, some try to cheat. But time will show, we always will meet. Try as you might, to guess my name. I promise you'll know, when you I do claim.
I have many feathers to help me fly. I have a body and head, but I'm not alive. It is your strength which determines how far I go. You can hold me in your hand, but I'm never thrown.
The person who makes it has no need for it. The person who purchases it does not use it. The person who does use it does not know he or she is. What is it?
It is an insect, and the first part of its name is the name of another insect. What is it?