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Elise sent a quick e-mail to the other Equinox judges and editors apologizing for the
inconvenient meeting time then drove home as the sun began to rise. After she arrived home,
Elise sat down on the couch and was about to watch TV when she suddenly realized that she
had forgotten to open one of her holiday presents. Elise went into her room. The present was
there, exactly where she had left it. She untied the bow, tore open the wrapping paper, opened
the box and saw...the first short story of the year!
Rochelle Salgado