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Three lives have I. Gentle enough to soothe the skin. Light enough to caress the sky. Hard enough to crack rocks.
You will find me with four legs, but no hair. People ride me for hours, but I don't go anywhere without needing to be tugged. Jerked or turned on, I always manage to be ready for work.
When does Christmas come before Thanksgiving?
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.
Two bodies have I, though both joined in one. The more still I stand, the quicker I run.
Almost everyone needs it, asks for it, gives it. But almost nobody takes it.