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Goodbye

Peter was sitting on a bench, nervously tapping his right foot on the platform. The train standing in front of him started to move, but his eyes were on the telephone booth on his left. There were still a few people in the queue at the booth. He got up and started walking towards the end of the queue. A man in simple clothing walked up to him and said, 'Peter, you have to get on one of the next three trains'. Peter said,'ok. I still have three hours and three calls then, right?'. The man said, 'yes, but don't be hopeful. It is very rare for a call to connect.' The man walked away and Peter joined the queue. In about 15 mins, Peter got a chance to dial his first call. It was the first night for Sarah, she didn't pick up. Peter sadly placed the receiver back and went back to the bench. Some time passed, Peter checked his watch and looked up, the second train was about to leave. He got up and walked back to the end of the queue. After 15 mins, he dialled th