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Curtail me thrice I am a youth; behead me once a snake; complete I'm often used in truth when certain steps you'd take.
I hide but my head is outside. What am I?
My rings are not worth much, but they do tell my age. What am I?
No legs have I to dance, no lungs have I to breathe. No life have I to live or die, and yet I do all three. What am I?
I carry you down a gentle stream.
What language does a billboard speak?