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Used left or right, I get to travel over cobblestone or gravel. Used up, I vie for sweet success, used down, I cause men great duress.
I can be short and sometimes hot. When displayed, I rarely impress.
Dies half its life. Lives the rest. Dances without music. Breathes without breath.
There are several different kinds, but the one you pick doesn't do its job. What is it?
Screaming, soaring seeking sky. Flowers of fire flying high. Eastern art from ancient time. Name me now and solve this rhyme.
What never gets any wetter no matter how hard it rains?