Where Am I?

Riddle: I am somewhere far below, where no light goes. Here, all a man can do is hack away until at last the shiny things reveal themselves. What am I?

Answer: A (gold) mine.

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I am somewhere far below, where no light goes. Here, all a man can do is hack away until at last the shiny things reveal themselves. What am I? — Where am I? by david224 v1.

Riddle: I am somewhere far below, where no light goes. Here, all a man can do is hack away until at last the shiny things reveal themselves. What am I? Answer: A (gold) mine. — by david224 v2.