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Examples
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"You are not mad, Miss Hawkins," came the hollow, grating voice from the speaking-tube.
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"No stranger than reading to a disembodied voice through a speaking-tube, Jason," she replied firmly.
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She always waited for him to call her by means of the speaking-tube before going down to his suite for the day.
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She vaguely heard du Mond returning, heard a faint echo of him talking with Jason through the speaking-tube as she undressed.
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She turned and faced the speaking-tube; he noticed then that she was nowhere near as composed as he had thought.
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But when the books were on the table beside the speaking-tube, and the Salamander had transported itself to its customary position at his elbow, she stood up and walked slowly over to her accustomed seat.
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She picked up the end of the speaking-tube, coughed to clear her throat, and sent her first words into it.
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- The speaking-tube was then adopted by many homes and offices.
The Brain Tap Series: Interview 6 – Dave Birss « One Size Fits One 2008
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Perhaps she ought to check first; despite the agitated dancing of the Salamander, she went to the speaking-tube and called Cameron's name several times.
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It did not come from overhead, but rather through the speaking-tube only, which told her that wherever Cameron's rooms were, they were not above her own.
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