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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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+ c; C- O5 Q U$ `"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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"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!"& G0 ]# V9 L8 x8 i0 r3 S* M
. ~/ N3 L9 S+ H+ T" B! M5 }5 S"Chicago? Chicago, Illinois?!" I was in surprise, "Hey, gal, what was the phone number you just dialed?" : k y; L1 Y% c) I4 F
H- W+ s. j/ q- \& |"Joe's number, 708-780-4528!"
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: D- J2 s* A* A5 z" _* p- [0 uApparently, 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?) D. L5 O, Q3 M" B& U( h |7 Q
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