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What has roots that nobody sees, and is taller than trees. Up, up it goes, and yet it never grows.
Hold the tail, while I fish for you.
I count time, but have no end. Tick tick, but I am not a clock. What am I?
A house full, a yard full, a chimney full, no one can get a spoonful.
At first, I am nothing. Add something to negate. Add again to oppose. Add again to find the time to draw. Add once more to find nobody at all.
What covers its face with its hands, speaks no language, yet most known what it's saying?