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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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2 \+ `3 \' s2 K" @# x j; 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?"6 J& A3 r" p5 g; [5 J
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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!"* K S7 Y4 ]+ ]7 g; T! c) n
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"Chicago? Chicago, Illinois?!" I was in surprise, "Hey, gal, what was the phone number you just dialed?"
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- @3 l* ]) v# q; H"Joe's number, 708-780-4528!"
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6 @- ?8 W$ a2 x" U6 b" ~8 yApparently, 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?, M4 _9 c3 P4 p0 e4 @
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