I’ve made a discovery: there’s something of the divine in telemarketers. Stay with me. This began a couple of years ago, after Dad’s first heart attack. Dad was resting when I answered the phone and a cheery but hard-edged voice clad in an Estuary accent asked for Mr. Prior. I said he wasn’t available and [...]
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