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You turn me over after you have travelled far.
Tear off my skin. I won't cry, but you will. What am I?
I reach for the sky, but clutch to the ground. Sometimes I leave, but I am always around. What am I?
In buckles or lace, I help set the pace. The farther you go, the thinner I grow. What am I?
I am a creature with a βtightβ name.
Give it food and it will live, give it water and it will die.