And when we are about to shuffle off this mortal coil, we want to be able to say what we did in life made a difference.

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With various modifications, the oval coil has remained the basic shape of the trumpet to this day.

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The coil in the cable should deflect most tugs and pulls, but snag this on a door handle, and we can see it coming right out.

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