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I am a word. I become longer when the third letter is removed. What am I?
I am easy to see but no one likes looking at me. Without me there would be no you. I can make you complain or make you happy. But you almost always take me for-granted.
I am free the first time and the second time, but the third time is going to cost you money. What am I?
I cannot be bought, cannot be sold, even if I'm sometimes made of gold. What am I?
The thunder comes before the lightning, which comes before the cloud. The rain dries all the land it touches, wrapping the earth in a blood red shroud. What am I?
The answer I give is yes, but what I mean is no. What was the question?