There's something implicitly paradoxical about feeling 'cheated' by a present... a shadowy economics of gift giving, one whose rules are tacit and loosely defined.
The gift demanded no real creative effort, beyond the idea for the prompt. Your friend is an artist, someone endowed with creative talent, yet she seemingly refused to contribute to your gift a portion of that private reserve.
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