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What asks but never answers?
Man walks over, and man swims under. In times of war, it can be burned asunder. What is it?
What can be swallowed, But can also swallow you?
I am always hungry, I must always be fed. The finger I lick will soon turn red.
A thousand colored folds stretch toward the sky. Atop a tender strand, rising from the land, until killed by maiden's hand. Perhaps a token of love, perhaps to say goodbye.
I have two eyes in the front and a lot of eyes on my tail