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A giant ship engine failed

The ship's owners tried one expert after another

but none of them could figure but how to fix the engine.but none of them could figure but how to fix the engine.

Then they brought in an old man who had been fixing ships since he was a young

He carried a large bag of tools with him, He carried a large bag of tools with him, and when he arrived, he immediately and when he arrived, he immediately

went to work. He inspected the engine went to work. He inspected the engine very carefully, top to bottom.very carefully, top to bottom.

Two of the ship's owners were Two of the ship's owners were there, watching this man, hoping there, watching this man, hoping he would know what to do. he would know what to do.

After looking things over, the old man After looking things over, the old man reached into his bag and pulled out a small reached into his bag and pulled out a small hammer. He gently tapped something hammer. He gently tapped something

Instantly, the Instantly, the engine lurched engine lurched

into life. He into life. He carefully put carefully put his hammer his hammer away. The away. The engine was engine was

fixed! fixed!

A week later, the owners received a bill A week later, the owners received a bill from the old man for 10,000 Dollars from the old man for 10,000 Dollars

'What?!' the owners exclaimed. 'He hardly did anything!'

So they So they wrote the wrote the old man old man a note a note saying, saying, 'Please 'Please send us send us an an itemized itemized bill.'bill.'

The man sent a bill that read: The man sent a bill that read:

Tapping with a hammer...... ......... .......$ 2.00 Knowing where to tap.......... ........ ...... $ 9,998.00

Effort is Effort is important, important, but knowing but knowing where to where to make an make an effort makes effort makes all the all the difference!difference!

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