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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!"" w9 _$ m3 R' Q7 v- Q( A+ Y
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"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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, B7 i/ ]& j) m: g% h"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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8 U' @* m. }) \! P: O) @"Chicago? Chicago, Illinois?!" I was in surprise, "Hey, gal, what was the phone number you just dialed?"
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' ~8 G$ l6 G$ S7 w% y# u9 b"Joe's number, 708-780-4528!"3 [3 v% k% l) O" P
: e1 b% e4 @- c: e# xApparently, 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?( n5 V/ [% L5 N3 q* {
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