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【TheFirstHelloThemanfromthetelephonedepartmentgotoffthebusandmadehiswaytotheteastallwipingthesweatoffhisheadfacethenslippinghishandkerchiefun】
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TheFirstHello

Themanfromthetelephonedepartmentgotoffthebusandmadehiswaytotheteastallwipingthesweatoffhisheadfacethenslippinghishandkerchiefunderhisshirttowipehisneckandback.Itwasayearagothatthephonelinehadbeeninstalledsixmonthslatermenfromthepublicworksdepartmenthadcometoputupthephonebooth—aneatbox-likestructurewithaglasswindowandwoodenledgesyellowincolour.Anddaysafterthatapainterhadtakenanentiredaytocolourinbroadblackbrushstrokesthewords:STDBoothlocalandSTDallowded.

Noonecouldtellthatthelastwordhadbeenmisspelled.Besideshehadtakentheentireday.Afterhehadacupofteaheleftwavingcheerfully.Andnowmonthslatersomeoneelsewashereagain.

Everyonewatchedthemanashesatonthebench.Noonesaidawordandsoonthesoundofhimslurpinghisteafilledthehotafternoon.Afewleavesfellheavyintheheatandsometimesacarpassedonitswaytothemaincityfartheraway.

Whenthemanhadfinishedhetriedtopaybuttheteashopownerwhosatbehindhissteamingkettleandthewashedupturnedcupswavedhimaway.

“Youareourguesthere.”

Sothemantookhishandkerchiefoutagainandwipedhisface.

Theycrowdedaroundhimasheshuthimselfupinthephonebooth.Whenthechildrenpressedtheirnoseagainsttheglassheshooedthemawayashetookoutashinyblackinstrumentandplaceditonthenarrowshelf.Asighofsatisfactionpassedthrougheveryonethatsoonchangedtoanexcitedyellastheysawhimdialanumberpressingafingerintotheringeddialerofthephoneandlettingitgoallthewayinahalf-circle.Awhilelatertheyhearhimsayintothemouthpiece“Hello.”

“Hello”thechildrenaroundtheboothtookupthecrytheteashopownerbrokeintoasmileandthemenwaitingforabussmiledandsaidhellotoeachother.Thesadhu(印度的僧人)whosatunderthebanyantreenoddedwisely.Asthesoundcarriedmorehelloswereheard.Thewomenwinnowinggraingiggledastheytriedthewordtentativelytheshepherdsfeedingtheirflockscalledouttotheirsheeplaughingastheyusedtheword.

“It’sabigocca

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