Height of Misunderstanding

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Mr. Sharma comes home one night, and his wife throws her arms around his neck:
' L3 U# {8 ^* C. o'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.'
3 m& e! C/ \) U/ F3 X) a( k, dThe next day, Mrs. Sharma receives a telephone call from Reliance Energy because the electricity bill has not been paid.
' Am I speaking to Mrs. Sharma? '
'Yes... speaking'
Reliance guy, 'You're a month overdue, you know!'
'How do YOU know?' stammers the young woman.
9 ?* r9 Y+ L, e, D. y" ^' F: V'Well, ma'am, it's in our files!' says the Reliance guy.
'What are you saying? It's in your files ...HOW?????'
# h; r! r3 V2 v4 F- [/ {' Yes ............ . We have a system of finding out who's overdue '
' GOD!!!!!!... ....... This is too much........ ..'
+ Z& w5 r% l& o* L6 a5 B, l7 k9 F'Madam, I am sorry... I am following orders.... I have to inform you are overdue'
$ S3 {: x2 o8 v9 h! W) j+ q3 s'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?
, Q- M& f+ v9 t" f& \What business is that of yours?' the husband shouts.
" j# j# @4 ?$ \  D- \: u'Just calm down,' says the lady at the reception at Reliance, 'it's nothing serious. All you have to do is pay us.'
3 Q& i9 f6 O/ S: V'PAY you? And if I refuse?'
'Well, in that case, sir, we'd have no option but to cut yours off.'
4 Y2 R' \2 T  x& [' j'And what would my wife do then?' the husband asks.
! q9 \7 @8 k9 v. Q- g* F& ['I don't know. I guess she'd have to use a candle.'

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