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When I live I cry, If you don't kill me I'll die.
I can be cracked, I can be made. I can be told, I can be played.
Though not a plant, has leaves. Though not a beast, has spine. Though many wouldn't need this thing, It's more valuable than wine.
I grow where no flower grows, where no light touches the walls, up or down, that I don't care, was here before people were.
An open ended barrel, it is shaped like a hive. It is filled with the flesh, and the flesh is alive!
Iām grown from darkness but shine with a pale light. Very round I am and always a lady's delight.