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Heart-Warming News on Hot Coffee
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10-24-2008 8:09 AM
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balthazarus
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I like this piece, mainly because it points to so much of the unseen ecology that affects a human on the immediacy. something to think about and drink next time we are so convinced about something...
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10-26-2008
9:10 PM
tanyamm
If someone were to ask me out for a drink I'd go for the coffee over beer or liquor any day.
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