I have a late 2012 mbpr w/ external superdrive. I inserted a disc it won't read, so it doesn't appear on my desktop and disc utility is no help until the disc is read. there is no eject button.  What do i do?

I have a late 2012 mbpr w/ external superdrive. I inserted a disc it won't read, so it doesn't appear on my desktop and disc utility is no help until the disc is read. there is no eject button.  What do i do?

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