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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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# N1 T; T5 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!"& u; ?; u8 X! n1 m4 f1 d& V7 M
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"Chicago? Chicago, Illinois?!" I was in surprise, "Hey, gal, what was the phone number you just dialed?" 9 F2 ^$ D) v+ G! g/ Y4 i, H
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"Joe's number, 708-780-4528!") `6 j2 d7 L2 _5 D; p) C- Y9 ^( _
6 ]% g* l0 k3 w, dApparently, 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?" D6 Q l% e/ ?, d- x8 Y' G
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