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Though not a plant, has leaves. Though not a beast, has spine. Though many wouldn't need this thing, It's more valuable than wine.
Who spends the day at the window, goes to the table for meals. And hides at night?
A mile from end to end, yet as close to as a friend. A precious commodity, freely given. Seen on the dead and on the living. Found on the rich, poor, short and tall, but shared among children most of all.
What is the thing that stays the same size, but the more it's used the more it decreases?
I have two hands but cannot clap
What covers its face with its hands, speaks no language, yet most known what it's saying?