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Take off my skin, I won't cry, but you will.
Which button does not function when being pressed?
Late afternoons I often bathe. I'll soak in water piping hot. My essence goes through. My see through clothes. Used up am I - I've gone to pot.
A seed am I, three letters make my name. Take away two and I still sound the same.
White bird, featherless, flying out of paradise. Flying over sea and land. Dying in my hand.
Dry though I may be, I am still a sea.