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Conversation With a Dumb

It was in church (I'm Catholic by birth) We had just finished the main part of the mass By main I mean the Communion was already over And we were into announcements I brought out my phone to check my chats When from two seats away he boldly tapped me He asked me what my phone was I replied Tecno Spark Five he said Higher I replied, it was eight (All these was across my uneasy dad's lap) (He was sitting in between us) He asked me the price Fifty thousand? Higher I replied, it was eighty He shook his head sadly It's expensive He said You should handle it with more care Just at that moment, the final blessing As we all stood up and his hand left my palm I realized that he hadn't moved his lips Which miracle was more true That I had suddenly understood sign language Or that I had a conversation with a dumb

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