My body leaves; my core can stay,
Where I shall breathe another way.
The route of south I always linger.
My arms have arms; my ring no finger.
What am I?
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Are you a:
tree?
My body leaves; my core can stay,
A double meaning: The body is leafs/leaves, and when they go away for the winter, the trunk/core remains
Where I shall breathe another way.
With no leaves, a tree can still exchange oxygen and CO2, just in a more dormant state
The route of south I always linger.
Route/root is another double meaning. [Via OP: roots stretch downward, and are harder to move the deeper they go]
My arms have arms; my ring no finger.
The arms are branches, which can have more branches stemming from them. Tree trunks can have rings, but do not have fingers.
answered Apr 12, 2019 at 19:59
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1$\begingroup$ Ah: (rot13) Gur shegure fbhgu, gur yngre yrnirf yrnir? $\endgroup$ Apr 12, 2019 at 20:04
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$\begingroup$ Spoiler for line 3 since you're on the right lines: (rot13) Ebbgf tb qbjajneq jurer gur gerr erfvqrf $\endgroup$– rybo111Apr 13, 2019 at 6:21
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Partial answer.
Are you:
A planet or galaxy?
My rough thinking:
When a big planet explodes, it leaves its core behind. Also, planets have rings... A galaxy have arms :) I have no idea how the other hints apply to this.
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Are you a
Black hole ?
Because :
A black hole is the core of a former star, whose most of its matter was expulsed through space via a supernova. Black holes are often surrounded by rings of hot gas. No idea for the arms or the south hints though.
