diff --git a/sorts/sleep_sort.py b/sorts/sleep_sort.py
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+from time import sleep
+from threading import Timer
+ 
+def sleepsort(values):
+    sleepsort.result = []
+    def add1(x):
+        sleepsort.result.append(x)
+    mx = values[0]
+    for v in values:
+        if mx < v: mx = v
+        Timer(v, add1, [v]).start()
+    sleep(mx+1)
+    return sleepsort.result
+ 
+numbers = [2,4,6,8,10,9,7,5,3,1]
+print(numbers)
+ 
+numbers = sleepsort(numbers)
+print(numbers)
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