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A friend writes to share this story of the Headlands payphone in Fort Bragg, California:

“… the Headlands payphone is a staple of my life. When I moved back to town and didn’t have a phone yet, I gave out the Headlands number on employment applications, and when I got my first job in Fort Bragg, I found out standing in the pouring rain at the Headlands phone. The DMV still thinks it’s my phone number.”

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