Height of Misunderstanding

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Mr. Sharma comes home one night, and his wife throws her arms around his neck:
( u2 b; f7 ?1 d; n" W! _& a1 `3 {'I have great news: I'm a month overdue. I think we're going to have a baby!
The doctor gave me a test today, but until we find out for sure, we can't tell anybody.'
* M" s. v8 I$ ^  U& m3 s* a0 JThe next day, Mrs. Sharma receives a telephone call from Reliance Energy because the electricity bill has not been paid.
" V! z+ C* t- o% ^' Am I speaking to Mrs. Sharma? '
* r1 D  ^1 D6 o2 I( w6 q, x'Yes... speaking'
* G9 v3 V- L; A5 f" w4 ]Reliance guy, 'You're a month overdue, you know!'
'How do YOU know?' stammers the young woman.
1 K, b( |* r' T7 T1 ~* Z% n'Well, ma'am, it's in our files!' says the Reliance guy.
8 T% @" q$ s2 g1 W; J1 y'What are you saying? It's in your files ...HOW?????'
' Yes ............ . We have a system of finding out who's overdue '
0 y& A) W! o* A3 V. D1 [. J( q, N' GOD!!!!!!... ....... This is too much........ ..'
2 t) N. R& m9 x+ ~$ l  V- E0 y. ?'Madam, I am sorry... I am following orders.... I have to inform you are overdue'
" [, ^* x  v6 }$ F/ d' A" O# J+ G'I know that ... let me talk to my husband about this tonight. .... He will speak to your company tomorrow '
That night, she tells her husband about the incident, and he, mad as a bull, rushes to Reliance office the next day morning.
0 D2 a7 w7 j2 H9 S+ }% `'What's going on? You have it on file that my wife is a month overdue?
) C6 h( P$ |7 k6 GWhat business is that of yours?' the husband shouts.
' h  t) w( r  \' A- N'Just calm down,' says the lady at the reception at Reliance, 'it's nothing serious. All you have to do is pay us.'
'PAY you? And if I refuse?'
'Well, in that case, sir, we'd have no option but to cut yours off.'
'And what would my wife do then?' the husband asks.
) L( @0 @5 Q  A! n: r'I don't know. I guess she'd have to use a candle.'

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