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Which quotation from the excerpt presents a counterclaim to the idea that the invention of the telephone was a triumphant event? The story of the telephone’s invention in 1876 is one of hard work, determination, and triumph. After all, it has a terrific happy ending in which the hero, Alexander Graham Bell, uses his astonishing new device to transmit the words “Mr. Watson, come here. I want to see you.” However, the true story of how the telephone came to be is not quite as happy as most imagine. In fact, it is not a tale of triumph at all, but one of tragedy. What’s more, the first words ever spoken over a wire could not possibly have been uttered by Alexander Graham Bell, because he was only two years old at the time.

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The quotation that presents a counterclaim to the idea that the invention of the telephone was a triumphant event is:

"In fact, it is not a tale of triumph at all, but one of tragedy."

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