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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.
Has no feet, but travels far. Is literate, but not a scholar. Has no mouth, yet clearly speaks.
What points the way without a hand. It floats on water but exists on land?
You can hold it without using your hands or your arms. What is it?
What covers its face with its hands, speaks no language, yet most known what it's saying?
What an fill a room but takes up no space?