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You can only have it once you have given it.
It comes only before, it comes only after. Rises only in darkness, but rises only in light. It is always the same, but is yet always different.
Man walks over, and man swims under. In times of war, it can be burned asunder. What is it?
My first is twice in apple but not once in tart. My second is in liver but not in heart. My third is in giant and also in ghost. Whole Iβm best when I am roast.
It holds most knowledge that has ever been said. But is not the brain, is not the head. To feathers and their masters, it's both bane and boonΒ One empty, and one full.
What do angels sing in the shower?