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Weekly Contest #369
Jane found the old answering machine at the back of the wardrobe while she was clearing out her childhood home. She hasn’t seen one of those in years. Her dad was glad to put it away as soon as he could. He hated anything to do with phones. Curiosity compelled her to plug it in. She didn’t expect it to work but when she checked for messages, the machine let her know there weren’t any new ones. Surprised by how easily she remembered how the answering machine worked, she pressed rewind to check for any saved messages. She pressed play, “Daddy,...
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