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"You ought to go to bed now so that you will be fresh in the morning. I will take the things back to the Terrace."
"Good night then. I will wake you in the morning."
"You're my alarm clock," the boy said.
"Age is my alarm clock," the old man said. "Why do old men wake so early? Is it to have one longer day?"
"I don't know," the boy said. "All I know is that young boys sleep late and hard."
"I can remember it," the old man said. "I'll waken you in time."
"I do not like for him to waken me. It is as though I were inferior."
"I know."
"Sleep well old man."
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While reading this I couldn't help but laugh and think of my Grandpa. He is retired and everyone in our family teases him that he can't remember the day of the week because everyday is like Saturday to him. He doesn't want to stay over late at our house because he has to get up early the next morning. The funny thing is that he doesn't really have to get up, but since he got older he gets up at 6 every morning automatically. He gripes about it all the time and we give him a hard time but it's all in fun. My Grandpa is awesome. :)
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