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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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# f% c$ X% J1 X- Z: Y/ g0 j9 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?"
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4 \# k0 r. ?% c# @3 i" y' A"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!": s( O5 l+ B+ K7 L; H
) U7 m( V4 m9 `8 }4 V" s"Chicago? Chicago, Illinois?!" I was in surprise, "Hey, gal, what was the phone number you just dialed?" & |" M0 M' h, O+ k5 E6 a( t
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"Joe's number, 708-780-4528!"
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$ \+ \, E! }0 ]; d: g# 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?
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