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An old man who lived in a small back street of my hometown had to tolerate the nuisance of boys playing football and making a lot of noise outside his house at night One evening when the boys were particularly  noisy  .he went out to talk to them.He explained that he had just retired and was  happiest  when he could see or hear boys playing his  favorite  game,football.He would  therefore  give them 25 dollars each week to play in the street at night.The boys got  thrilled  , for they could hardly believe  that  they were being paid to do something they  [MASK]  .