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In your fire you hear me scream creaking and whining yet I am dead before you lay me in your hearth.
When young I am sweet in the sun. When middle-aged I make you gay. When old I am valued more than ever.
I go in dry and come out wet. The longer I stay in, the stronger my surroundings get. What am I?
Die without me, never thank me. Walk right through me, never feel me. Always watching, never speaking. Always lurking, never seen. What am I?
I have two body parts but am used to measure length. What am I?
If itβs information you seek, come and see me. If itβs pairs of letters you need, I have consecutively three. What am I?