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1、LightintheWindowByEileenGoltzItwasthefirstnightofChanukahandthenightbeforeEllie'slastfinal.AsafreshmanshewasmorethanreadytogohomeforthefirsttimesinceAugust.She'dpackedeverythingsheneededtotakehomeexceptthebooksshewascrammingwithandhermenorah,the8branchcandelabrathat'sliteverynightofCha
2、nukah.Elliehadbeensotemptedtopackthemenorahearlierthatnight.However,justasshewasgettingreadytojustifytoherselfwhyitwasOKto"skip"thefirstnight'slighting-(A)she'dhavetowaitforthecandlestoburnoutbeforeshecouldleaveforthelibraryand(B)shehadnoclueastowherehercandleswerehiding-herconscience(
3、andcommonsense)kickedin.Thevoicecomingfromthatspecialplaceinherbodywhere"motherguilt"residessaid,"Youhavethemenorahout,solightitalready."Neveronetoignorehermother'sadvice,Elliedugupthecandles,litthem,saidtheblessings,placedthemenorahonherwindowsillandspenttherestoftheeveninginherroomst
4、udying.Ellie'sfirstwinterbreakwasuneventful,andwhenshereturnedtoherdormonthedaybeforeclassesstartedshewassurprisedtofindasmallnotetapedtoherdoor."Thankyou,"thenotesaid.Itwassigned"Susan."ItwasdatedthedaythatElliehadleftafterfinals.Elliewastotallyperplexed.Shedidn'tknowaSusan.Convincedt
5、hattheletterhadbeendeliveredtoherbymistake,Ellieputthenoteonherdeskandforgotaboutit.Aboutahalfanhourbeforeshewasgettingreadytoheadoutfordinner,therewasaknockatEllie'sdoor.There,standinginthehallwasawomanElliedidn'trecognize."I'mSusan,"shesaid."Iwantedtothankyouinpersonbutyou'dalreadyle
6、ftbeforeIfinishedmyfinals.""Areyousureit'smeyou'relookingfor?"askedEllie.Susanaskedifshecouldcomeinandexplain.ItseemedthatSusanhadbeenfacingthesamedilemmathatElliehadbeenthatfirstnightofChanukah.Shereallydidn'twanttolighthermenoraheither.Notbecauseshewaspacking,orwasheadinghome,couldn'
7、tfindthecandlesorbecauseshebusystudyingbutbecauseheroldersisterHannahhadbeenkilledbyadrunkdrivertenmonthsearlier,andthiswasthefirstyearthatshe'dhavetolightthemenorahcandlesalone.Thesistershadalwaystakenturnslightingthefirstcandleandthiswasn'tSusan'syear.Shejustcouldn'tbringherselftot
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