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“I know how to stop him,” Edith said quickly. “We have to call that emergency number on the telephone!” “You mean 9-1-1?” “That’s it!” Edith exclaimed. She was happy Stick Cat understood. “Quick! What’s the number for 9-1-1?!” “Umm,” said Stick Cat. “What do you mean, ‘What’s the number for 9-1-1?’?” “That’s the emergency number we have to call!” “Yeah, I know.” “What’s the number?” Edith repeated. She was growing more and more exasperated. “What do we dial on the phone?” “It’s, you know, 9-1-1,” Stick Cat answered. He couldn’t quite comprehend what Edith didn’t understand. “Are you sure?” “Yes, I’m pretty sure the number for 9-1-1 is 9-1-1,” Stick Cat said. “But we can’t use a telephone anyway.” “Of course we can,” Edith said quickly. She seemed totally frustrated. “I’ve seen Tiffany use the telephone dozens of times. You pick up the whatchamacallit and press some buttons on the thingamajig and talk into the who-zee-whats-it.” “But the human on the other end won’t be able to understand us,” Stick Cat explained. This was obvious to him but apparently not yet to Edith. “It won’t work.” In a few seconds, it did dawn on Edith. “Well, of course, it won’t. I knew that.”
― Tom Watson, Stick Cat: Two Catch a Thief