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A box without hinges, key, or lid, Yet golden treasure inside is hid.

Sometimes I am bigger than you and sometimes I am smaller than you. Sometimes I follow you and sometimes you follow me. I don't have any weight. Who am I?
Your shadow

6 15 18 20 ? = FORTY
25. Explanation: Replace each number with the corresponding letters in the alphabet. 6 = F 15 = O 18 = R 20 = T 25 = Y

The more I am present, the less you can see. Who am I?
Darkness.

When I am open I am U-shaped but when I am closed I am V-shaped. Who am I?
Umbrella

What gets wetter as it dries?
A towel.

What gets broken without being held?
A promise.

Voiceless it cries, Wingless flutters, Toothless bites, Mouthless mutters.

What has a head and a tail, but no body?

. At the sound of me, men may dream or stamp their feet. At the sound of me, women may laugh or sometimes weep. Who am I?

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