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<div style="background:#fff;border:#bbb dashed 1px;padding:5px"><a href="http://en.citatepedia.ro/comments.php?id=472895" style="color:#000;text-decoration:none"><div style="margin:10px 0"><strong>Eight Minutes To One</strong></div><div style="margin:10px 0">In the early hours the radio alarm <br>went off at eight minutes to one <br>despite me setting it earlier for six <br>and checking that it was on. </div><div style="margin:10px 0">Now wide awake I rechecked the setting; <br>and I had definitely made no mistake. <br>I put it down to an electrical malfunction <br>and fell asleep until it was time to wake. </div><div style="margin:10px 0">I didn’t think any more about the alarm <br>and continued with my normal day. <br>The alarm was already set for six o’clock <br>so I went to bed in the usual way. </div><div style="margin:10px 0">At eight minutes to one the alarm went off <br>exactly the same time as the previous night. <br>Again I checked on my alarm settings <br>and again everything was set right. </div><div style="margin:10px 0">This time I unplugged the whole radio unit <br>and recalibrated the time and alarm. <br>I was now happy that all would be okay <br>and fell asleep relaxed and calm. </div><div style="margin:10px 0">The following night I went to bed as usual <br>and slept until eight minutes to one. <br>The cursed radio alarm went off again, <br>so this radio’s days were done. </div><div style="margin:10px 0">The next day I bought an electrical travel clock <br>and tried out the alarm there and then. <br>It worked like a charm and I was very pleased, <br>so that night I went to bed at ten. <br> <br>At eight minutes to one the alarm went off again <br>and I could hardly believe this to be true. <br>I was faced with a problem that had to be sorted, <br>and a mechanical clock should do. </div><div style="margin:10px 0">I bought a large brass, twin belled wind up clock; <br>set the alarm and several times tried it out. <br>That night I retired expecting a good night’s sleep, <br>with no electrics to care about. </div><div style="margin:10px 0">At eight minutes to one the alarm went off, <br>and I threw the clock against the wall. <br>I was now convinced something supernatural <br>was causing the earlier morning call. </div><div style="margin:10px 0">Over the next few days I tried several clocks <br>and the alarms went off the same. <br>In the end I didn’t have a clock in the room, <br>and I never will again.</div><div style="margin:10px 0"><br /></a><br />poem by <a href="http://en.citatepedia.ro/by.php?a=Orlando+Belo">Orlando Belo</a><div class=q>
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went off at eight minutes to one 
despite me setting it earlier for six 
and checking that it was on. 

Now wide awake I rechecked the setting; 
and I had definitely made no mistake. 
I put it down to an electri..."></div>
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