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The Great List of Everything: The Phone

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Illustration shows a woman holding a cell phone looking puzzled at her friend, also holding a cell phone, and looking smug.

Iris has finally acquired a cell phone. Cathon would love to help her learn how to use it, but Iris insists on figuring it out all by herself. How did people communicate before the telephone was invented anyway? Part of "The Great List of Everything" series.

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