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I crawl on the earth. And rise on a pillar.
To cross the water I'm the way, for water I'm above. I touch it not and, truth to say, I neither swim nor move.
It regulates our daily movements, but it feels no interest in our lives. It directs us when to come and go, but does not care if we pay attention. What is it?
What surrounds the world, yet dwells within a thimble?
What word starts with 'E', ends with 'E', but only has one letter? It is not the letter 'E'.
People take me on walks and I run and have fun. What am I?