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It comes only before, it comes only after. Rises only in darkness, but rises only in light. It is always the same, but is yet always different.
You can tumble in it, roll in it, burn it, animal eat it. Used to cover floors, still used beyond stall doors. Freshens whatever it is placed on. Absorbs whatever is poured into it.
There are two meanings to me. With one I may need to be broken, with the other I hold on. My favorite characteristic is my charming dimple.
I bind it and it walks. I loose it and it stops.
A circle of stones, never in rows. Stacked one on the other, mystery it sows. What is it?
I can only be played on a windy day