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Suddenly I decided to play a small prank. I talked to her as if I'd just realized something, "Oh, golly. I see. My roommate is Joseph. I've never called him Joe. Sure, you've got the right phone number!"* i. w0 H) O: Q, q8 I% \7 ]* R
: z; F, b- U* t7 A# c, c2 u& L, k! O"Is he around?" asked the girl. "Unfortunately, he is not. You know what? He flew to California for his holiday. He made the decision in a sudden three days ago. I am wondering why he had to go there. Do you have any idea?"
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" M5 f0 x) l- }2 i3 C/ a"That can't be true!" the girl cried out desperately. "He cannot do that! We are dating on the beach of Lake Michigan this evening! Actually I am driving to Chicago right now!"
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"Chicago? Chicago, Illinois?!" I was in surprise, "Hey, gal, what was the phone number you just dialed?" ; \- X, @) J/ W) F" h9 n, M& ?
/ Y+ \, }% E2 C9 b5 y% P- q* ?"Joe's number, 708-780-4528!"
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) K; Q% C# s/ V( E5 `, t- ?Apparently, she had called the wrong number. She dialed the area code 780 by mistake. I began to regret for the trick that might hurt the girl on the other end. How could I explain everything to her?. w5 t! r' d, ^
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