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It can be cracked, It can be made, It can be told, it can be played. What is it?
What kind of cup doesn't hold water?
if I drink I die if I eat I am fine what am i
My second is performed by my first, and it is thought a thief by the marks of my whole might be caught.
A precious gift, yet it has no end, no beginning, and nothing in the middle.
Though not a plant, has leaves. Though not a beast, has spine. Though many wouldn't need this thing, It's more valuable than wine.