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I have roots nobody sees. I am taller than trees. Up up I go but I never grow.
We applaud if you perform well.
I am a million people's wakeup call, gossip party and adrenaline rush. What am I?
I am free the first time and the second time, but the third time is going to cost you money. What am I?
The thunder comes before the lightning, which comes before the cloud. The rain dries all the land it touches, wrapping the earth in a blood red shroud. What am I?
It weighs next to nothing but no one can hold it for long. What is it?