This riddle uses the phrase “starting line” to make you think about running, tracks and races. But the answer is something that begins with a line of words instead.
Answer: A story.
Every story has a starting line—the first line that begins the tale—but a story never physically runs a race. The clue relies on the two different meanings of the word “line.”
Once you stop picturing a racetrack and start thinking about writing, the answer becomes much easier to spot.
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