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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.
I am never quite what I appear to be. Straight-forward I seem, but it's only skin deep. For mystery most often lies beneath my simple speech. Sharpen your wits, open your eyes, look beyond my exteriors, read me backwards, forwards, upside down. Think and answer the question...
I can sizzle like bacon, I am made with an egg. I have plenty of backbone, but lack a good leg. I peel layers like onions, but still remain whole. I can be long, like a flagpole, yet fit in a hole.
What word is a plural, but when you add an "S" to the end, it becomes singular?
If you break me, I do not stop working. If you touch me, I may be snared. If you lose me, nothing will matter.
What language does a billboard speak?