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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!"
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3 U1 n; ^6 k7 T3 v( L: M5 f/ p. j"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?"0 h+ M5 r* Z, ]) c- v, a
' t6 Y- n0 f% Z- _5 ^& D$ q"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!"3 `! p, b6 |% }+ x7 N/ u8 I! K5 u4 \) e
4 @ d" z3 q- h( l$ s"Chicago? Chicago, Illinois?!" I was in surprise, "Hey, gal, what was the phone number you just dialed?"
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/ d) T2 s4 k0 i0 y3 |. \1 P"Joe's number, 708-780-4528!"
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/ J) {) a" @1 o( X+ ^* vApparently, 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?% P) P- Z1 X' O0 L8 n: P: `5 C
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