Expensive phone

Time: early in the morning, waiting for office to open.
Location: public phone booth.
Situation: calling a mobile number in London.

Insert coin
20p goes in. Press button to push coin in.
Credit: 20p
10p goes in. Press button again.
Credit 30p
Call mobile number…
07xxxxxxx
“Hi Malu, this is Shobana.”
Credit remaining: 20p
“We…”
Credit remaining: 19p
“…just…”
Credit remaining: 18p
“…got…”
Credit remaining: 17p
“…here…”
Credit remaining: 16p
“…last…”
Credit remaining: 15p
“…night…”
Credit remaining: 14p
“…and…”
Credit remaining: 13p
“…are…”
Credit remaining: 12p
“…staying…”
Credit remaining: 11p
“…at…”
Credit remaining: 10p
“…a…”
Credit remaining: 9p
“…hotel.”
Credit remaining: 8p
“OK…”
Credit remaining: 7p
“…I…”
Credit remaining: 6p
“…will…”
Credit remaining: 5p
“…call…”
Credit remaining: 4p
“…you…”
Credit remaining: 3p
“…back…”
Credit remaining: 2p
“…later…”
Credit remaining: 1p
“…bye.”
Credit remaining: 0p

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