Height of Misunderstanding

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Mr. Sharma comes home one night, and his wife throws her arms around his neck:
& \$ s2 w* X+ I9 E& F; H: C) n$ ~'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.'
' S" F, U: |- OThe next day, Mrs. Sharma receives a telephone call from Reliance Energy because the electricity bill has not been paid.
* l0 \0 Z9 g) T1 P6 {% v' Am I speaking to Mrs. Sharma? '
'Yes... speaking'
Reliance guy, 'You're a month overdue, you know!'
5 m$ ?- n( e* `& g) F, Z'How do YOU know?' stammers the young woman.
( S, `9 R7 s# h' W; ?. F'Well, ma'am, it's in our files!' says the Reliance guy.
, t! Q; X/ U9 A" p! P+ a! m3 C'What are you saying? It's in your files ...HOW?????'
! h' S. Q/ i3 S% P: f, i' Yes ............ . We have a system of finding out who's overdue '
0 y' R9 M8 ~$ Y7 j' GOD!!!!!!... ....... This is too much........ ..'
  j( I, e" X1 M% }3 i2 Y'Madam, I am sorry... I am following orders.... I have to inform you are overdue'
/ \  f% d* _9 Z/ V1 g! j! b'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.
'What's going on? You have it on file that my wife is a month overdue?
" f. w9 ]- R6 X7 tWhat business is that of yours?' the husband shouts.
6 k( g, t4 ]0 U4 U+ d6 w'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.
' S$ v' b$ P8 ]# Q% i* \'I don't know. I guess she'd have to use a candle.'

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