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Caller ID

Your phone lights up, and in a heartbeat you’ve sorted the name into one of two piles. The friend who’s always good news - you answer before the second ring. And the other one: the name that only ever appears when there’s a favour to ask or a chore waiting on the line. That one you let ring out, every time - not because you don’t care, but because experience has taught you what picking up will cost.

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