I Begin In Colour As Black As Night Then Shine A Redish Shade So Bright

Riddle: I begin in colour as black as night Then shine a redish shade so bright Finally I finish sometimes taking flight In the colour of a pale, grayish white. What am I?

Answer: Coal.

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I begin in colour as black as night Then shine a redish shade so bright Finally I finish sometimes taking flight In the colour of a pale, grayish white. What am I? — I begin in colour as black as night Then shine a redish shade so bright by Jessica Bath v1.

Riddle: I begin in colour as black as night Then shine a redish shade so bright Finally I finish sometimes taking flight In the colour of a pale, grayish white. What am I? Answer: Coal. — by Jessica Bath v2.