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I have a hundred legs, but cannot stand. I have a long neck, but no head. I cannot see. I'm neat and tidy as can be.
I run through hills. I veer around mountains. I leap over rivers. And crawl through the forests. Step out your door to find me.
Someone walked into a room and you heard a crash! Someone died. What happened?
Face with a tree, skin like the sea. A great beast I am. Yet vermin frightens me.
Late afternoons I often bathe. I'll soak in water piping hot. My essence goes through. My see through clothes. Used up am I - I've gone to pot.
What is so fragile that saying its name breaks it?