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And, obviously, no way of receiving phone calls or sending text messages.<\/p>\n<p>Back home now I can at least make calls from the landline or Skype (although I only know a handful of numbers &#8211; the rest are in the Contacts section of, yes, my mobile). What would I do without modern technology?<\/p>\n<p>My Nokia and I will be reunited in 14 hours. 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