Dear Student,

Thank you for your email. Instructions are definitely just guidelines. They are not intended to provide helpful information at all. You are correct to assume that the phone number provided in the instructions is NOT the number you should contact. You should definitely just contact me even though the instructions say if you encounter this specific situation to contact that other number. Ignore that. That number is just a prank line. Not helpful at all. I just wanted to see how many students would be dumb enough to follow directions. You are definitely smarter than the instructions and I will give you a SPECIAL set of instructions just because you asked.

Sincerely,

Me