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“Well,” Alex smiled into the phone. “I just realized that it was near three and that I wouldn’t get enough sleep and might forget to call you."

Because 'Alex smiled into the phone' is description instead of attribution, should there be a period after phone or a comma?

Thanks in advance.

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