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What is the freedom of birds and the pen of old men?
A tree with 5 branches, no leaves and no fruits
I dig out tiny caves and store gold and silver in them. I also build bridges of silver and make crowns of gold. They are the smallest you could imagine. Sooner or later everybody needs my help. Yet many people are afraid to let me help them.
Bright as diamonds, Loud as thunder, Never still, A thing of wonder.
Whoever makes it, tells it not. Whoever takes it, knows it not. And whoever knows it wants it not
Both a currency and an antlered male. What is it?