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Not born, but from a Mother's body drawn. I hang until half of me is gone. I sleep in a cave until I grow old. Then valued for my hardened gold.
Used on a diamond and left on a board. It's great for a gymnast his grip to restore. What is it?
You’ll have me at night and if you remove the first letter I denote the top, such as on a train
The more you take, the more you leave behind.
When I live I cry, If you don't kill me I'll die.
I have two eyes in the front and a lot of eyes on my tail