Small CD Stuck in drive

I had some software on a small CD , which I've inserted in to my Macbook .
I know this was a mistake .
The CD is stuck , but the macbook does not show anything in the drive .
How can I remove the CD ?
Thanks

Try this:http://discussions.apple.com/thread.jspa?threadID=2491933&tstart=3

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