I sit on the top of the clock face so proud, and tally all months that a year is allowed. When midnight arrives, both clock hands agree, to point straight together directly at me. What number am I?
Twelve
There are twelve months in a year, twelve hours on a clock face, and both hands point to 12 at midnight.
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