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It grows, but water kills it
An easy riddle, for once. I'm a hot girl!I gather light, but cannot seeWhat is a thing with a stone and has a finger?What am I - Forests but no treesLike me or not I am everywhere. Can you guess?Who or what am I?Touch my cap but not my stemI can be still but never is the air. Unless my strings do not feel horsehairI may have initials but I do not have a name. My purposes have brought myself plenty of fameI Have No Lungs
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Its
fire
because
Water puts out fire, it is not alive, it has no mouth, it needs oxygen and it can grow bigger.
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I logged on at the perfect time but was so scared someone would get there first.
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$begingroup$
Its
fire
because
Water puts out fire, it is not alive, it has no mouth, it needs oxygen and it can grow bigger.
$endgroup$
2
$begingroup$
I logged on at the perfect time but was so scared someone would get there first.
$endgroup$
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1 hour ago
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$begingroup$
Its
fire
because
Water puts out fire, it is not alive, it has no mouth, it needs oxygen and it can grow bigger.
$endgroup$
2
$begingroup$
I logged on at the perfect time but was so scared someone would get there first.
$endgroup$
– Yout Ried
1 hour ago
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$begingroup$
Its
fire
because
Water puts out fire, it is not alive, it has no mouth, it needs oxygen and it can grow bigger.
$endgroup$
Its
fire
because
Water puts out fire, it is not alive, it has no mouth, it needs oxygen and it can grow bigger.
answered 1 hour ago
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