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Salty water everywhere but not sea in sight.
An iron horse with a flaxen tail. The faster the horse runs, the shorter his tail becomes.
A leathery snake, with a stinging bite. I'll stay coiled up, unless I must fight.
I am the outstretched fingers that seize and hold the wind. Wisdom flows from me in other hands. Upon me are sweet dreams, my merest touch brings laughter
Screaming, soaring seeking sky. Flowers of fire flying high. Eastern art from ancient time. Name me now and solve this rhyme.
You use it between your head and your toes, the more it works the thinner it grows.