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Attending a live theater play involves intensely praying no cellular device loudly rings during a perfectly quiet climax

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Stage actors pour their absolute souls into raw emotional performances right in front of an audience. This immense tension is instantly shattered when a digital marimba chime echoes loudly from a front row spectator's purse.

Attending a live theater play involves intensely praying no cellular device loudly rings during a perfectly quiet climax
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