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The businessman was within his rights to sack the night-watchman because the night-watchman's job is to protect the premises, not to sleep on duty. By dreaming, the night-watchman demonstrated that he was sleeping during his shift, which is a dereliction of duty. Therefore, despite the night-watchman's good intentions and the fortunate outcome, the businessman was justified in dismissing him for not performing his job properly.

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Well done, I couldn’t figure it out.

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Wow, good pick up! I would have to assume that is the correct answer, for I cannot perceive another!

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I take your point about where such attitudes belong but I think it may be a libel on the Stone Age to make them responsible for such attitudes.

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