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I am nothing but holes tied to holes, yet am strong as iron.
Although I'm not an insect, some people found me very difficult to exterminate. They called me something like 'insane priest.' The first half of my name means the same as 'scrape,' & my last three letters are a metal. Who am I?
I drift forever with the current down these long canals theyโve made, Tame, yet wild, I run elusive Multitasking to your aid. Before I came, the world was darker, colder, sometimes, rougher, true. But though I might make living easy, Iโm good at killing people too.
In buckles or lace, they help set the pace. The farther you go, the thinner they grow.
More precious than gold, but cannot be bought, Can never be sold, only earned if itโs sought, If it is broken it can still be mended, At birth it canโt start nor by death is it ended.
What is always coming but never arrives?