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Never alive but practically extinct. How we miss the letters pressing the ribbon of ink. What is it?
Plow and hoe, reap and sow, What soon does every farmer grow?
What word starts with 'E', ends with 'E', but only has one letter? It is not the letter 'E'.
When does Christmas come before Thanksgiving?
Face with a tree, skin like the sea. A great beast I am. Yet vermin frightens me.
Who makes it, has no need of it. Who buys it, has no use for it. Who uses it, can't see it. What is it?