In article , Robin May
writes
The subconscious (body clock etc) has surprising abilities at
times; I seem to have this uncanny ability to wake automatically
two or three minutes before my alarm goes off - almost every day!
That's a very uncanny ability indeed. My ability is nearly the
opposite: to wake several minutes after my alarm clock has gone off.

When I was at college I noticed I always seemed to wake 30 seconds or so
before the alarm went off.

Then I discovered that the (clockwork, not electric) clock rang the
alarm for a minute, then paused for a minute, then rang for a minute,
then paused ....

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