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Whoever makes it, tells it not,
whoever takes it, knows it not,
and, whoever knows it, wants it not.

What am I...................??
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Excellent goku; I did think this riddle would last a while, oh well, wrong again.................Infy


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Originally Posted by infamous
Whoever makes it, tells it not,
whoever takes it, knows it not,
and, whoever knows it, wants it not.

Reprise:

Riddle me this:
Whoever has it, makes it not,
whoever asks for it, gets it,
and whoever has it must give it away.
Tho it be divided, it is not dimished.

What is it?


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Originally Posted by infamous
Whoever makes it, tells it not,
whoever takes it, knows it not,
and, whoever knows it, wants it not.

Reprise:

Riddle me this:
Whoever has it, makes it not,
whoever asks for it, gets it,
and whoever has it must give it away.
Tho it be divided, it is not dimished.

What is it?
Knowledge


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Knowledge
It isn't knowledge,
that it be,
& of its character,
there be three.


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It isn't knowledge,
that it be,
& of its character,
there be three.
(Space) 'Height, width, debth'


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(Space) 'Height, width, debth'
Space I am not,
but space I may be,
I am in it,
& it is in me.


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Space I am not,
but space I may be,
I am in it,
& it is in me.
(Time) 'Past, Present, Future'


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(Time) 'Past, Present, Future'
Time I am not,
but time I do need,
I am in it,
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Time I am not,
but time I do need,
I am in it,
like the core of a seed.
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