Height of Misunderstanding

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Mr. Sharma comes home one night, and his wife throws her arms around his neck:
7 e' k4 ^5 Q) Q' F! ~! \'I have great news: I'm a month overdue. I think we're going to have a baby!
The doctor gave me a test today, but until we find out for sure, we can't tell anybody.'
+ ^! w- n! C2 J8 e& VThe next day, Mrs. Sharma receives a telephone call from Reliance Energy because the electricity bill has not been paid.
8 ]( I+ K  B  }7 A6 O- d, l* C' Am I speaking to Mrs. Sharma? '
/ n; g1 e8 u* d/ l* i; X2 f'Yes... speaking'
& t) x- M( i! dReliance guy, 'You're a month overdue, you know!'
0 w- r) k" p& i9 J! a" e$ _- Q0 R'How do YOU know?' stammers the young woman.
5 @& b/ x. N# ^$ c9 W1 T) e2 j* j'Well, ma'am, it's in our files!' says the Reliance guy.
'What are you saying? It's in your files ...HOW?????'
' Yes ............ . We have a system of finding out who's overdue '
0 w( D0 L/ l$ H- n8 M6 N! M3 x' GOD!!!!!!... ....... This is too much........ ..'
5 G* n$ \! a3 I0 A/ k; b4 G'Madam, I am sorry... I am following orders.... I have to inform you are overdue'
'I know that ... let me talk to my husband about this tonight. .... He will speak to your company tomorrow '
That night, she tells her husband about the incident, and he, mad as a bull, rushes to Reliance office the next day morning.
  Q( U" E. |4 \  s. @0 N'What's going on? You have it on file that my wife is a month overdue?
. _* S8 C# @& L* \, w3 u+ ?What business is that of yours?' the husband shouts.
0 Z( [# g6 N, r'Just calm down,' says the lady at the reception at Reliance, 'it's nothing serious. All you have to do is pay us.'
* S& j9 Z* `$ m'PAY you? And if I refuse?'
; j+ N  s, b+ N& o  M& m/ I0 z'Well, in that case, sir, we'd have no option but to cut yours off.'
% v  Y, o; C( {+ i, V'And what would my wife do then?' the husband asks.
'I don't know. I guess she'd have to use a candle.'

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