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There are several different kinds, but the one you pick doesn't do its job. What is it?
Although my cow is dead, I still beat herΒ What a racket she makes.
I do not breathe, but I run and jump. I do not eat, but I swim and stretch. I do not drink, but I sleep and stand. I do not think, but I grow and play. I do not see, but you see me everyday.
So cold, damp and dark this place. To stay you would refrain, yet those who occupy this place do never complain.
I am the tool, for inspiring many. Buy me in the store, for not much more than a penny. Don't overuse me, or my usefulness will go.
You use it between your head and your toes, the more it works the thinner it grows.