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What's black when you get it, red when you use it, and white when you're all through with it?
Salty water everywhere but not sea in sight.
I don't have eyes, but once I did see. Once I had thoughts, but now I'm white and empty.
My voice is tender, my waist is slender and I'm often invited to play. Yet wherever I go, I must take my bow or else I have nothing to say.
My first is a creature whose breeding is unclear. My second, a price you must pay. My whole can be found in the river of Time and refers to events of today.
What did the piece of wood say when he saw the screwdriver and screws approaching?