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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!"7 `: D8 V7 v3 k: `9 X' `% N4 R9 y
7 o+ ~" K3 A, j5 B"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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"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!"9 s! D- J1 w# R
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"Chicago? Chicago, Illinois?!" I was in surprise, "Hey, gal, what was the phone number you just dialed?" 6 ]2 r% B, m) v J7 v$ H* ]( Z
2 t, u% V% {$ G$ w3 N; R# A7 h"Joe's number, 708-780-4528!"
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$ E; n: } L4 a 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?. H) w/ y+ c" [9 x i; V1 ]1 P* }
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