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An article for temporarily retaining an optical fiber cable including a stripped terminal portion of one or more optical fibers requiring cleaving and polishing of end faces thereof. The article comprises a housing having a recess for a demountable optical fiber holder . A demountable optical fiber holder includes a base-plate . The base plate has a number of pockets . A cover plate for the demountable optical fiber holder includes a spring clamp , and a number of posts to mate with the pockets of the base-plate to assemble the holder. The article further includes a guide plate attached to the housing to pivot between a first pivot position and a second pivot position. A rotatable lid attached to the housing rotates between an open position and a closed position. The article temporarily retains optical fibers for cleaving and polishing end faces thereof when the lid is closed.