Random clunk/click sound...

I know this has been brought up before, but those accounts have been when the user "tilts" their computer. Not my case. I can tilt my computer right now and no sound. I have a new MacBook Pro Intel Core i7 and when I am using it there will be a random "clunk" sound coming from my Mac. It sounds like it's internal. It happens usually every time I use the MacBook, almost as if it's every hour or two. I don't know what it is. Should I be concerned? I am concerned. Please help!

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