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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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4 E0 f( E- X% ~6 l9 ^"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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* d- Z! Z3 k( K9 Z. i. [( o"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!"( L* n3 V& K( G3 q" S4 v* v
6 O7 ]: D5 y h) w% o9 B# e"Chicago? Chicago, Illinois?!" I was in surprise, "Hey, gal, what was the phone number you just dialed?" % k) R4 x1 _% j6 X) b1 S& O
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"Joe's number, 708-780-4528!") M7 M5 S, r; m9 Y+ q
4 E( _1 K( w4 s( uApparently, 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?7 Y$ l/ J! D% y+ W/ j3 l
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