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I have roots that no one sees and I am taller than trees. Up, up I go, but never do I grow. What am I?
I hold two meanings. With one I may be broken, with the other I hold on. What am I?
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.
You will always find me in the past. I can be created in the present, but the future can never taint me. What am I?
I am just two and two. I am hot. I am cold. I am the parent of numbers that cannot be told. I am a gift beyond measure a matter of course. I am given with pleasure when taken by force.
I am always hungry, I must always be fed. The finger I lick will soon turn red. What am I?