Sleeping during the day, I hide away. Watchful through the night, I open at dawn's light. But only for the briefest time, do I shine. And then I hide away. And sleep through the day.

Sleeping during the day, I hide away. Watchful through the night, I open at dawn's light. But only for the briefest time, do I shine. And then I hide away. And sleep through the day.

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Give it food and it will live, give it water and it will die.

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May 14, 2026

What covers its face with its hands, speaks no language, yet most known what it's saying?

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