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Men seize it from its home, tear apart its flesh, drink the sweet blood, then cast its skin aside.
What can be opened but cannot be closed?
I'm a thick slice of beef or other high-quality meat or fish that is often cooked on a grill or fried.
I come out of the earth, I am sold in the market. He who buys me cuts my tail, takes off my suit of silk, and weeps beside me when I am dead.
It produces a flower but it is not its fruit; it produces branches which are its fruit.
I touch the Earth, I touch the sky, but if I touch you, you’ll likely die. What am I?