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  "description": "There wasn't much left at the yard sale by the time I arrived. A kid's bike helmet. A dog bowl. I bought the single walkie-talkie, price one pound. Somehow its being completely useless didn't make that feel any less of a bargain. At home I changed the batteries and saw the light come on, and that was that, I supposed. But almost straight away it crackled into life with a message I couldn't make out. \"Receiving,\" I replied, \"Please identify. Over.\" It was worth a pound to talk that way. A moment ",
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  "textContent": "There wasn't much left at the yard sale by the time I arrived. A kid's bike helmet. A dog bowl. I bought the single walkie-talkie, price one pound. Somehow its being completely useless didn't make that feel any less of a bargain. At home I changed the batteries and saw the light come on, and that was that, I supposed. But almost straight away it crackled into life with a message I couldn't make out. \"Receiving,\" I replied, \"Please identify. Over.\" It was worth a pound to talk that way. A moment later the voice was back: \"I just got this walkie talkie from some kid for 50p.\" I threw mine at the wall, and the fresh batteries rolled away. He didn't even say \"Over.\"",
  "title": "Over and Out",
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