He switched the cell phone on and the power up seemed to take forever.  By the time the cell phone company’s logo had displayed and the screen had eventually switched to the familiar background of the dog on the lawn, Jimmy almost couldn’t wait any longer.  The tiny image of the cell phone tower in the top right of the screen flashed briefly, with a tiny arrow searching for a network.

Come on! Jimmy was thinking.  Even one bar will be enough!

It seemed the gods were ready to start handing out some good news, and Jimmy almost shouted in joy at the sight of a weak two-bar signal! 

“It works!” he shouted down at Marko, who seemed so tiny below.  He could see him giving him two thumbs ups in return. 

Jimmy studied the ke...

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