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“The watch was nothing special and yet had great powers.” In what sense did it have ‘great powers’?

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“The watch was nothing special and yet had great powers.” It had ‘great powers’ because it was something that could be exchanged for money and a way to lead people out of a bad situation. On Christmas Eve it had saved the two men who entered the shop from doing something they might later have been sorry for.

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पाठ 4 The Old-Clock Shop
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