Riddle

I am taken from a mine, and shut up in a wooden case, from which I am never released, and yet I am used by almost everybody.

Choose an answer

A.graphite
B.charcoal
C.chalk
D.pencil lead
Hint: It's a 2-word phrase with 10 letters, starting with "P".

Answer

pencil lead

Why this is the answer

Pencil lead (graphite) is mined from the earth and sealed permanently inside a wooden casing, yet nearly everyone uses it to write.

This riddle is filed under Long Riddles and rated Medium.

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