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Submitted to Contest #154
Nine year old 'Dora stared at the little box on the parlor desk. Her brow furrowed and she took a small step closer. Father had said he'd left a gift for her to find downstairs. A small surprise from his latest journey. He was a merchant working for the East India Trading Company and was always bringing her little trinkets from his travel. Usually, it was something that they could talk about and maybe look into his books to see if they could learn more. The box was small, maybe 4 inches on each side. Whatever wood it was made of gleame...
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