Yeah, I guess we expand the definition of telepathy to include Rube Goldberg Skype
The 'emitter' could have just typed an instant message. The power of their mind would have electrically stimulated some nerves, which then activated some muscles in the hands, causing them to type on buttons with arbitrary abstract patterns drawn on top. Skip a few steps, and the 'receiver' makes some guesses about the meaning of those symbols, and thus 'reads' 'words'.
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