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Sam's Cell Phone
Sam clutches the cell phone in the shadowed car, receiver jammed to ear as midterm tallies crackle through—every incumbent toppled, balance frozen in a 7-5 split. He kills the call, pockets the compact brick, and strides to Josh's night-lit stoop, where buoyant recovery laughter dies on his grim delivery. Screen glow slices darkness, antenna taut with dashed post-assassination hopes.
2 appearances
Purpose
Receiving real-time election results during travel to coordinate with senior staff.
Significance
Delivers crushing midterm stalemate news, shattering the group's post-recovery buoyancy and underscoring democracy's ironic stasis amid exhaustive efforts and tragedy's shadow.
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