Cybernation

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Cameron Barnes jabbed one finger at the phone’s keyboard, hitting the “O” button over and over.

“Dammit, what the hell’s wrong! C’mon, C’mon—!”

From the kitchen, Victoria said, “What?”

“I’m not talking to you, I’m talking to the stupid phone!”

Victoria stuck her head through the doorway. “Excuse me?”

“The phone, the phone is out of order. No dial tone, nothing.”

“Use your digital.”

“I already tried that. Same thing.”

“Maybe your battery is—”

“No, the battery is not dead, I checked it!”

“Well, don’t take my head off! It’s not my fault!”

“I’m sorry. But, look, I have to make this call — if the customer doesn’t hear from us by seven-thirty, we’re screwed. I’m gonna lose my commission!”

“Use my cell.”

He started to ask, but she beat him to it. “In my purse.”

Cam found her purse, pulled the little folding phone out, opened it. He tried voxax first, telling it the name to call, but that didn’t work. Neither did the buttons.

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