THE POST OFFICE
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Amal
Won't you sound the gong, Watchman?
Watchman
Time has not yet come.
Amal
How curious! Some say time has not yet come, and some say time has gone by! But surely your time will come the moment you strike the gong!
Watchman
That's not possible; I strike up the gong only when it is time.
Amal
Yes, I love to hear your gong. When it is midday and our meal is over, Uncle goes off to his work and Auntie falls asleep reading her Ramayana, and in the courtyard under the shadow of
