Somewhere in an unused, unlit room sat a solitary phone, the old rotary dial types, robust, reliable. The handset was sat on an old type of modem from 30 years ago.
Periodically that phone gets cleaned , lubricated, tested.
One afternoon
The call comes, the bells struck the phone activated.
October echo 5
This is October 5
Echo , prime, prime, 5, 5, bolt , 9, 9, echo , echo prime.
A few moments……
Acknowledging October echo 5
Activate sequence
Acknowledge sequence : sequence activated.
Mark time
Time 12.01pm
Activate zero 9
Activate zero 9
Goodbye
Goodbye.