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The scene: Alexander Graham Bell’s laboratory. An exciting new discovery is about to take place.

In the next room sits Bell’s assistant, a man named Watson, hard at work on Bell’s new invention to transmit sound over wires.

As Mr. Watson toiled away in the room with the receiver, it suddenly rings — it must be Bell!

He picks it up and hears: „Good evening, sir. Are you paying too much for your long distance service?”