Free Dear Adam by Ava Zavora

of a decent answer, yes. Part of
what you are hearing is my voice, but part of it is my feeling what
I wrote as I read it.
     
    Do you use Skype, Edie?
     
    What I find especially strange is that I
signed up to Twitter, and on my first day I had one contact, you,
and now we are here. A statistical anomaly I would say.
     
    Eden gasped. Skype. Was she ready? Of course
that was where all this was headed but .... still.
     
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    From: Eden E

    Date: Mon, Aug 6, at 9:40 AM
    To: Adam -
     
    Have I read your voice correctly?
     
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    From: Adam -

    Date: Mon, Aug 6, at 9:41 AM
    To: Eden E
     
    Are you busy my dear?
     
    Well, from what you heard of my voice I can
understand your summary, yes, though there's a little more to it
than that.
     
    Skype...?
     
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    From: Eden E

    Date: Mon, Aug 6, at 9:43 AM
    To: Adam -
     
    I've used Skype before but not lately. I'm
not even sure if the account is still in existence. Is it deleted
if not used?
     
    What do you think I'm not hearing in your
voice which I should?
     
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    From: Adam -

    Date: Mon, Aug 6, at 9:45 AM
    To: Eden E
     
    I thought perhaps we could have a
conversation via Skype today. No, no, it is not deleted, but also
extremely simple to create a new one.
     
    There is a warmth in my voice as well, but
that would not be apparent when I read that poem.
     
    I asked if you are busy? Now you have a
second nickname, aside from mother, it is Miss Elision.
     
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    From: Eden E

    Date: Mon, Aug 6, at 9:52 AM
    To: Adam -
     
    Not today! I have eruptions on my face. I
look like I have the beginning stages of leprosy. Very attractive,
I know.
     
    No, I'm not busy. I'm just weighing the
merits of Skype and trying not to throw up.
     
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    From: Adam -

    Date: Mon, Aug 6, at 9:53 AM
    To: Eden E
     
    No, no, I think you misunderstood. I meant
for us to effectively have a phone call via Skype, not a video
call.
     
    Trying not to throw up? I am lost my
dear.
     
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    From: Eden E

    Date: Mon, Aug 6, at 9:58 AM
    To: Adam -
     
    I guess I can talk to you despite being
disfigured. But I have class tonight and I have to cook dinner when
I get home. Tomorrow after work is better. I can't do it here
because we don't have Skype.
     
    Yes, trying not to throw up. Why do you
think?!
     
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    From: Adam -

    Date: Mon, Aug 6, at 10:05 AM
    To: Eden E
     
    Either I've somehow impregnated you over the
internet? If so, please inform me immediately so I can dart like a
fly. Or, you had a little too much to drink yesterday? Or your
rabbit diet is getting the better of you?
     
    OK, it's a date for tomorrow then. That will
work quite well because I'll be up quite late tomorrow.
     
    What is this class you speak of?
     
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    From: Eden E

    Date: Mon, Aug 6, at 10:37 AM
    To: Adam -
     
    Yes, we'll be parents to baby binary
codes.
     
    I rarely drink. Nor do I smoke.
     
    Boxing.
     
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    From: Adam -

    Date: Mon, Aug 6, at 10:39 AM
    To: Eden E
     
    Baby bookish binary codes, get it right my
dear.
     
    I have boxed (trained not fought) since I
was 15.
     
    Are you bleeding then, is that the reason
for your upside down stomach?
     
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    From: Eden E

    Date: Mon, Aug 6, at 10:45 AM
    To: Adam -
     
    You can be so sharp and yet so obtuse! I
guess it's because you're not an excitable person. I became
nauseated the moment I read the word "Skype."
     
    So you've never fought anyone, inside or
outside the ring?
     
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