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Left somewhere where Brynne will find it is a small, CD-shaped package marked "BRYNNE" in black Sharpie on the wrapping paper -- rightly so, because, once opened, one will find a CD of the mass-produced variety, its jewel case also marked with the words "HAPPY BIRTHDAY."
Taped to the case is an index card. One side reads as follows, in handwriting which the writer has obviously taken great pains to clean up to the point of legibility:
Brynne --
Hey, happy birthday. I love you.
I have no money and no marketable skills beyond my stunning taste in music, so here you go. Don't laugh at the tracklist, it's from the heart. Have a good one.
Love,
Xathanael
And on the opposite side:
1. Elvis Presley, Love Me Tender
2. The Beatles, Here, There, and Everywhere
3. The Smiths, Hand in Glove
4. The Cure, Friday I'm in Love
5. The Who, Love, Reign O'er Me
6. The Cure, Love Song
7. Weezer, Only in Dreams
8. The Clarks, Flame
9. The Police, Every Little Thing She Does is Magic
10. Johnny Cash, Flesh and Blood
11. The Beatles, I Want to Hold Your Hand
Taped to the case is an index card. One side reads as follows, in handwriting which the writer has obviously taken great pains to clean up to the point of legibility:
Brynne --
Hey, happy birthday. I love you.
I have no money and no marketable skills beyond my stunning taste in music, so here you go. Don't laugh at the tracklist, it's from the heart. Have a good one.
Love,
Xathanael
And on the opposite side:
1. Elvis Presley, Love Me Tender
2. The Beatles, Here, There, and Everywhere
3. The Smiths, Hand in Glove
4. The Cure, Friday I'm in Love
5. The Who, Love, Reign O'er Me
6. The Cure, Love Song
7. Weezer, Only in Dreams
8. The Clarks, Flame
9. The Police, Every Little Thing She Does is Magic
10. Johnny Cash, Flesh and Blood
11. The Beatles, I Want to Hold Your Hand