[ another. (and they had picked up. the had continued to pick up. number after number. area code after area code. endlessly combination after endless combination.)
another - and he had jotted each one down. had recorded it. had made certain to call in the quiet of the house. in the quiet of his own room. when the phone was left to the bottom drawer of the desk. after much grumbling of needing, perhaps, a new one. (and he had inherited the ringing tone of another - and another - no matter how many times he had turned it off. had muted it. had -- )
and so, with the calling of another combination - another variation - he started to draw some connection. some parallel. (three from here. three from --)
( phone call. )
another - and he had jotted each one down. had recorded it. had made certain to call in the quiet of the house. in the quiet of his own room. when the phone was left to the bottom drawer of the desk. after much grumbling of needing, perhaps, a new one. (and he had inherited the ringing tone of another - and another - no matter how many times he had turned it off. had muted it. had -- )
and so, with the calling of another combination - another variation - he started to draw some connection. some parallel. (three from here. three from --)
he waited. ]