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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.
If you break me, I do not stop working. If you touch me, I may be snared. If you lose me, nothing will matter.
Round like a dishpan and smaller than a bathtub. But the ocean can't fill it. 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 Iām best when I am roast.
There are several different kinds, but the one you pick doesn't do its job. What is it?
I'm the source of all emotion but I'm caged in a white prison.