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What always runs but never walks, often murmurs, never talks, has a bed but never sleeps, has a mouth but never eats?
A harvest sown and reaped on the same day in an unplowed field. Which increases without growing, remains whole though it is eaten within and without. Is useless and yet the staple of nations.
A house of wood in a hidden place. Built without nails or glue. High above the earthen ground It holds pale gems of blue.
The itsy bitsy teeny weeny yellow polka dot variety is quite popular.
So cold, damp and dark this place. To stay you would refrain, yet those who occupy this place do never complain.
What covers its face with its hands, speaks no language, yet most known what it's saying?