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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!"9 M/ i( H' t' t$ P0 I+ @6 _
7 s8 r* ]5 V# n5 d2 Q+ s2 @"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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! W0 i2 E0 d9 q# I, G7 }* }9 t"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!"$ b, d: G5 T9 M# F! u% X
! Q& t, |; `7 Q5 p, g9 o9 G0 h: P"Chicago? Chicago, Illinois?!" I was in surprise, "Hey, gal, what was the phone number you just dialed?"
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"Joe's number, 708-780-4528!"
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: F5 d: W6 [- R! b. zApparently, 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?. w" o" y% u4 o# A; ]
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