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by Elizabeth Applebaum
Gift Guide Editor
t's 4:12 a.m. A man
suddenly jumps out of
bed. A dark chill holds
him and won't let go. He
cannot shake that feel-
ing, the feeling that something
is very, very wrong.Tiptoeing
downstairs, the wind beating
at his door, he glances at his
desk. And at that moment,
he begins to scream — scream
as though he will never be
able to stop. "Dear God!" he
calls in terror, as he suddenly
realizes his wife's birthday is
here. And despite her many
Post-it note hints, he has
completely forgotten the
occasion. He has absolutely
not in to give her.
Not only is his marriage
about be over, the man's
very lif is in jeopardy.
Sad this scene is not just
somet ng from a Roge
Corma film. It is a true stor
And matter where yo
live, n matter how safe yo
are, things like thi
think y
happen in your ow
really
neighborhood — and ma
even happen to you!
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