I have no hands, yet I strip mighty oaks bare; I have no voice, yet I whistle through branches and send dried leaves swirling across the street. What am I?
The autumn wind
The brisk autumn wind dislodges dying leaves from tree branches and creates a whistling sound through the bare canopy.
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