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My lover’s phone has 92 buttons, and I don’t know what to do with any of them. It’s the same bland beige that coats every computer I’ve ever seen, like cement without texture or wear, the kind of beige reserved for storage Tupperware. It’s a small phone, well, for what it is I would call it small. It’s small compared to other phones I’ve seen in person, like my dad’s, who only ever uses it in his truck even though he says it’s not a car phone. It sits in his glove compartment next to the truck manual and slowly dies of misuse. He says it’s just for emergencies, and that’s why it’s so thick and heavy. He bought it because if he rolls his truck again he wants to be able to call for help...