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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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"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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4 M' T0 t c2 r' ["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!"7 Y! P6 A) Y% f7 ^. \6 i
4 t& e- v% z% j! U1 Y% E$ D"Chicago? Chicago, Illinois?!" I was in surprise, "Hey, gal, what was the phone number you just dialed?" , P4 O* y- G) i
& d2 X; [: M' p5 P: @"Joe's number, 708-780-4528!"
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% Z, G; T: _. H9 q& F- [! lApparently, 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?9 f$ o5 I2 i; r
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