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                 A young man went to a mountain village for his holiday. One night he stayed at a small hotel near a train station. 
 Before going to bed, he went to the owner of the hotel and said to the old man, “ Excuse me, sir. Will you please wake me up at a quarter to five? I'm going to take the five o'clock train tomorrow morning. ”
 
 “ Oh, sorry, ” the owner said, “ I am afraid I can't. I don't get up that early. ”
 
 The young man started to go back to his room when he stopped and asked, “ Do you have an alarm clock? That would help me. ”
 
 “ Yes, here it is, young man. ”
 
 The young man took the clock happily and thanked the old man. But when he looked at it carefully, there appeared to be something wrong with it.
 
 “ Does it ring on time? ” he asked the old man.
 
 “ Sure! Just shake it when it's time to get up, and it'll ring. ”
 
 
 
 
 
 
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