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Telephone operator on Jack’s call to Al (unnamed)
Telephone operator on Jack’s call to Al (unnamed) is recorded in 1 distinct story.
Woman places long-distance call from Boulder to Al in Vermont and waits while it rings.
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The Shining
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The Board’s vote had been six to one. Al had been the one. Now he dialed the operator and she told him that for a dollar eighty-five he could be put in touch with Al two thousand miles away for three minutes. Time is relative, baby, he thought, and stuck in eight quarters.
Woman places long-distance call from Boulder to Al in Vermont and waits while it rings.
The Shining ↗ (paid link)By Stephen King