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diff --git a/v_windows/v/vlib/time/misc/misc.v b/v_windows/v/vlib/time/misc/misc.v
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+++ b/v_windows/v/vlib/time/misc/misc.v
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+module misc
+
+import rand
+import time
+
+const (
+	start_time_unix = time.now().unix // start_time_unix is set when the program is started.
+)
+
+// random returns a random time struct in *the past*.
+pub fn random() time.Time {
+	return time.unix(int(rand.i64n(misc.start_time_unix)))
+}
diff --git a/v_windows/v/vlib/time/misc/misc_test.v b/v_windows/v/vlib/time/misc/misc_test.v
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+++ b/v_windows/v/vlib/time/misc/misc_test.v
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+import time.misc as tmisc
+import rand
+
+fn test_random() {
+	// guarantee CI test stability, by seeding the random number generator with a known seed
+	rand.seed([u32(0), 0])
+	t1 := tmisc.random()
+	t2 := tmisc.random()
+	t3 := tmisc.random()
+	t4 := tmisc.random()
+	assert t1.unix != t2.unix
+	assert t1.unix != t3.unix
+	assert t1.unix != t4.unix
+	assert t2.unix != t3.unix
+	assert t2.unix != t4.unix
+	assert t3.unix != t4.unix
+}