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  Mikhall, the nervous young man on guard that night, woke up to the sun blaring brightly in his bleary eyes; a blistering headache; and the feel of someone shaking him roughly awake.

  The next thing that he knew, Mikhall was slapped with a severe reprimand for being intoxicated and unconscious at his post. On top of that was a separate charge for sheer negligence of his duties. When questioned about the incident later, the young guard was forced to claim sheer ignorance, having no recollection of even making it to his post that night. The only comment that he was able to make was:

  "It's not my fault! No, really! It's not!"