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Submitted to Contest #250
“Number, please?”, Lucy answered for the 100th time this morning. At this point, she was faster at operating the switchboard than her own two feet. She’d been working as a cable girl since 1946 and had found her calling in life, connecting others. Lucy didn't think of her position as dull or repetitive like the other women often complained. Though short-lived, she tried to imagine an invigorating back story to each dialer who rang. She’d envisioned connecting two lost lovers who’d finally mustered up the courage to call. Perhaps a son reachi...
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