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What goes up but never comes down?
What breaks on the water but never on the land?
Thousands lay up gold within this house. But no man made it. Spears past counting guard this house, but no man wards it.
I never was, am always to be. No one ever saw me, nor ever will. And yet I am the confidence of all, To live and breath on this terrestrial ball.
It's usually found dried, but often kept slicker. Above another need, it's said to be thicker. What is it?
What covers its face with its hands, speaks no language, yet most known what it's saying?