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Doing Time In the Coffee Shop

Thirty five years ago I met a man in the coffee shop. He told me that he had been coming here for thirty five years. I smiled at him and said really? That was my first time. Thirty five years later I am still here in the coffee shop. Today I spoke to a young man. I told him I had been coming here for thirty five years. He smiled at me and said really? This was his first time.

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Date: 8/26/2013 5:21:00 PM
hey, this is really cool!! and that first guy before you? Is he stil there, maybe an old man now sipping his coffee? I really like this. How the heck are you,David? Why have you not spoken to me in over a year?!! are you still at PFT?
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