I am sitting right in the middle of midnight, yet you will never find me in the morning, evening, or afternoon. What am I?
The letter D
This orthographic wordplay shifts focus from time concepts to literal spelling. By examining the letter arrangement of the word mid-n-i-g-h-t, the letter D sits precisely in the center spot, while being completely absent from all the other listed time periods.
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