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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!", l2 O* f) _1 R4 o4 [2 Q) A
& q: x# D0 R2 a4 n0 J" k"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?"1 Y; _. B3 D4 K+ Q* e1 o
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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!"4 `/ e/ I8 Z9 z' }% P
" M) R6 A Q( A3 }4 a) }. R"Chicago? Chicago, Illinois?!" I was in surprise, "Hey, gal, what was the phone number you just dialed?"
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+ h) I0 o( H" N6 G8 b"Joe's number, 708-780-4528!"
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- t+ l. _/ v- u$ r; V6 K( dApparently, 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?% J, |5 A' _1 Q! X
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