"Dear Mrs. Lessep,
Thanks for letting us read, once again, 'The Mistletoe's Little Shoes.' After careful consideration, we have concluded that this work still does not meet our needs. I am sorry you were misled by the phrase 'does not meet our needs at this time' into thinking that you should submit it again. In the publishing world, 'at this time' really means 'forever.'
Andrew Whittaker,
Editor at Soap"
(Sam Savage, The Cry of the Sloth)
