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JHC Telephone Directory

A slim, spiral-bound booklet of off-white pages, its cover stamped with a simple blue logo: 'JHC'. The Doctor flips through dog-eared entries under 'Y'—Jeugdherberg Central Youth Hostels—highlighting the hostel Tegan frequented. Nyssa traces another entry with her finger, pointing out nearby satellite hostels mapped in thin red lines. The worn spine cracks when opened to the right page, evidence of desperate searches in countless hostels.
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S20E4 · Arc of Infinity Part 4
Doctor deciphers JHC code to hunt Tegan

The JHC Telephone Directory becomes a tactical tool as the Doctor flips through its pages aloud, matching the acronym to 'Jeugdherberg Central Youth Hostels.' Its worn spine and dog-eared entries bear witness to desperate searches across Amsterdam, its utility in deciphering Tegan’s clue transforming it from a static reference into a critical navigational aid during Omega’s ticking clock.

Before: Resting on a shelf or in a pocket, unused until the Doctor pulls it into active service within the kiosk’s confined space.
After: Discarded or set aside—its immediate purpose fulfilled, now superseded by the urgency of action.
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