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Tonga has reconnected with the rest of the world after its undersea fiber optic cable was severed last month by massive underwater volcanic eruption, bringing down most of the small Pacific island nation’s telecommunications. Tongans share their stories about living under a communications blackout for more than a month while also trying to recover from the devastating eruption.