Height of Misunderstanding

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Mr. Sharma comes home one night, and his wife throws her arms around his neck:
'I have great news: I'm a month overdue. I think we're going to have a baby!
6 q, A0 J3 g- W, Y  Y* X( v) A: QThe doctor gave me a test today, but until we find out for sure, we can't tell anybody.'
The next day, Mrs. Sharma receives a telephone call from Reliance Energy because the electricity bill has not been paid.
" F! v  u0 x0 _' Am I speaking to Mrs. Sharma? '
+ `# {2 ?+ ]4 e$ K" ~% d'Yes... speaking'
1 B, F9 U# W( oReliance guy, 'You're a month overdue, you know!'
'How do YOU know?' stammers the young woman.
8 O( c2 w5 K+ `" d$ ]'Well, ma'am, it's in our files!' says the Reliance guy.
'What are you saying? It's in your files ...HOW?????'
4 v. @, ^. l0 @$ R# b& a. I# i! D! r' Yes ............ . We have a system of finding out who's overdue '
4 b+ b( I* c1 D& E' GOD!!!!!!... ....... This is too much........ ..'
'Madam, I am sorry... I am following orders.... I have to inform you are overdue'
' g$ w" `/ V4 f9 g; l'I know that ... let me talk to my husband about this tonight. .... He will speak to your company tomorrow '
+ s* y% g8 Q1 y, @: r% \7 {; Y& PThat night, she tells her husband about the incident, and he, mad as a bull, rushes to Reliance office the next day morning.
7 b$ _5 [0 \  J% c/ [- ?'What's going on? You have it on file that my wife is a month overdue?
  ?6 U. i* U( j' W+ }, B9 nWhat business is that of yours?' the husband shouts.
- I# Q7 V$ M/ _9 S, p'Just calm down,' says the lady at the reception at Reliance, 'it's nothing serious. All you have to do is pay us.'
0 r( R/ q- h* l) x% [1 k'PAY you? And if I refuse?'
'Well, in that case, sir, we'd have no option but to cut yours off.'
4 u# T, F, Q( t& J6 Y: m$ X% O: `'And what would my wife do then?' the husband asks.
'I don't know. I guess she'd have to use a candle.'

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