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The Long Wire
I live in Canada. One evening, my elderly aunt called me from England. We were both using cellphones.“This little cellphone is amazing!” she said.
"Why?" I asked.
"Well, when I was a little girl, all phones were connected by wires. In 1930, a wire was laid between Europe and North America.That wire allowed people on two continents to connect by phone for the first time.“It was laid on the bottom of the ocean," she said. "Just imagine... a wire about 4,000 kilometres long! Isn't it amazing?" said my aunt.
"Yes, it is. I never thought about it before," I said.
My aunt continued,“But I'm more amazed that this little cellphone allows me to talk to anyone in the world without a wire!"
When we hung up, I looked at my little cellphone. She was right. It was amazing.