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This story is for you, my dear. Since you are undisturbed enough to have found the story just now, surely you are free to act upon it immediately. Do so. You know the drill... take ten clothespins. Place eight in the usual pattern. Leave them on while you place number nine - you know where - and let go. Place number ten - yes, there - and let go of it too. (The stories about letting go are the most painful ones, are they not?) Clap your hands behind your back, just once, as proof you did let go with all ten still in place. You may then remove them when you consider it convenient, but you must remove them in the same order as when you placed them. Else you have NOT completed the assignment. Send me an email note as soon as you calm down, reporting your successful completion. You may not confirm to anyone else that you are the subject of this little story... this restriction is for your own protection. I am sorry, my dear, that your Surprise must be a do-it-yourself project. But not all of us have the resources to hire a Girl Gang.
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