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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!"# n8 x9 `8 O! a4 L- b
' X6 ]: K5 K& N9 \8 e" x"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?"4 A% d4 w/ d9 ^1 i. H% X8 z
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"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!"; X& ]; J8 b3 d' m
1 E9 T3 @8 k) W+ n _+ U1 _; U"Chicago? Chicago, Illinois?!" I was in surprise, "Hey, gal, what was the phone number you just dialed?" * c, U8 ?- C# @7 e
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"Joe's number, 708-780-4528!"
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' V; ^% o% o8 s7 qApparently, 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?( l" F6 ^$ ?, V6 l' r
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