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Submitted to Contest #46
I stared gloomily into my coffee, willing it to tell me the secrets of the universe. Maybe, I thought, if I stare long enough, it would reveal everything. The truth about God, the cosmos, the afterlife... surely there was nothing coffee didn't know. It started each day. It held the keys to caffeine and productivity. Drinking it was a ritual, a prayer, a sign of devotion to the Gods of the Morning. And I prayed desperately, hoping, wishing, willing my beverage to speak and tell me those words I longed to hear. Unfortunately, my coffee did ...
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