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Submitted to Contest #71
“Oh, no! The cookies!” Angie raced to the kitchen as light wafts of smoke seeped from the oven. She coughed as she grabbed the oven mits, pulled out the two cookie sheets, and set them on the stove. She lurched to open the window over the sink, hoping the snowy air would quench the smoke before the fire detector went off. “Mom! Are any of the cookies okay?” Peter asked. Angie turned to see him and little Bethie standing in the kitchen doorway, both flushed from rushing after her. They stared with wide eyes at the dissipating smoke. ...
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