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Glittering points that downward thrust. Sparkling spears that do not rust. What is it?
Never ahead, ever behind, yet flying swiftly pastΝΎ For a child I last forever, for adults I'm gone too fast.
One strand dangles. Two strands twist. Three or more can fashion this.
Built of metal or wood to divide. It will make us good neighbors, if you stay on your side. What is it?
The part of the bird, that is not in the sky, Which can swim in the ocean and always stay dry. What is it?
It flows out of the soil, It burns you if it boils, And holds us in its coils, More valuable than gold, As black as it is old.