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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!": L: l1 b- @* @) o! t2 z
$ c& S6 W `/ _+ x" {: I; t"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?". H" `9 Z) j0 Q& s+ v/ Q3 v, T
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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!"
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8 L6 E6 a. G2 c"Chicago? Chicago, Illinois?!" I was in surprise, "Hey, gal, what was the phone number you just dialed?" ; a2 N; I, l0 P5 C# U0 r7 O
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"Joe's number, 708-780-4528!", k4 z- N0 A) H8 M+ G
i: N0 l! u$ Y- NApparently, 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?8 s' j6 l9 t; R. G
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