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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!"1 Y* R/ q# ?, i$ ?# L6 A
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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?"7 E% X2 ]2 E& d4 V+ ^
$ Q! c1 C' }5 Z5 ]"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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) d# A# u3 d: r+ N+ j% T) ^"Chicago? Chicago, Illinois?!" I was in surprise, "Hey, gal, what was the phone number you just dialed?" 2 Q D' e* p7 Q2 W* A) ?( X
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"Joe's number, 708-780-4528!"
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1 j" T) x- U% |8 Z4 W5 \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?* d6 d2 @& E7 o% s- B, g8 a3 p% w
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