I Once Knew Someone," Said Bourdin, "who Heard The Clock Strike Four One Day, Just As He Was Falling Asleep, And He Counted Like Thi

I Once Knew Someone," Said Bourdin, "who Heard The Clock Strike Four One Day, Just As He Was Falling Asleep, And He Counted Like Thi

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"I once knew someone," said Bourdin, "who heard the clock
strike four one day, just as he was falling asleep, and he
counted like this: 'One, one, one, one.' Then, when he
realized how ridiculous that was, he said, 'The clock has
gone crazy: it struck one o'clock four times!' "
-- R Balmes, quoted by Georges Ifrah, "From One to Zero"

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