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The twenty people
were seated at four
elongated tables
with no space available
for anyone else
YET
not a word was shared
between any two of them
EACH PERSON
fixated on the palm
of his or her hand
which held their "iPhone"
THEN
an announcement
permeated the room:
Please place your device
on the table
Everyone did
exactly as told
and were given
further instructions
There was something
in the previous century
called
"Eye-to-Eye Contact"
Please look into the eyes
of the person
directly opposite you
and have spoken conversation
about anything you choose
to discuss
The eye-to-eye contact
was made as requested
but not one
of the twenty people
could make any
spoken conversation
across the table
THEN
almost half the people present
started screaming
incoherently
Most of them
collapsed to the floor
but then the announcement
proceeded
Thank you for your time
You may now
pick up your devices from the table
and continue doing
whatever you did
before this experiment
People un-collapsed from the floor
and all whom were gathered
picked up their "iPhones"
and everyone returned
to a state of
normalcy
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