On the train or in your bed. Television in your head. A romance or a tragedy, a pretty funny comedy. A companion on a lazy day, So much within to take away. Everything inside is numbered, use it one time or a hundred.

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She pushed the door open and stepped inside. The coffee shop was warm and cosy-looking. The tables were populated with people. The Scandinavian-type interiors were made of natural materials and the floor to ceiling windows let in the natural light from outside. It was almost as if the place was made from the very forest it was located in. Yet something about it seemed so out of place. With the low-hanging lamps over the tables made of red-birch and the temperature of the indoor establishment being a lot more accommodating than that of the forest that could be seen through the wall made of windows. "Hi, what can I get you?" She turned to look at the guy behind the counter. "Yes, could I get a cappuccino please?" "One cappuccino. Anything else?" "No thank you." He nodded curtly and turned around to make the coffee. She continued to look around at the cafe. She couldn't believe this place. There was even an upstairs. She stepped backwards to peek up at the people sitting on the upper deck. How can all these people just be sitting here sipping coffee and engaging in conversation? After what was out there... "Here ya go. One cappuccino." He set the cup down onto the counter. She stared at the red cup with the logo of a tree. "That'll be two ninety-five," he says, smiling and leaning down to make eye contact. "Ohh..." she says, pulling out her purse. "I'm sorry." "Are you alright?" he asks. "Yeah," she says, uncertainly. "It's just... I was out there a while." She puts some coins down onto the counter. "Yeah?" he says curiously, sweeping the coins onto his palm. "And..." She wasn't sure how to put it. "How are all these people so... casual? Sitting in here sipping their drinks like there aren't all those... things lurking around out there?" The barista smiled again. "Well. Let me tell you a little something about this forest… and this cafe.” His voice hushed and he briefly looked around. "These people aren't drinking cappuccino. Or latte. Or any of those drinks. To be able to handle what's out there, you need something a little ...stronger." "Stronger?" she enquires. "Something a little more... creative." "I don't understand, what – “ “Hold on,” said the barista. “Hey, what can I getya?” Another girl had just stepped up to the counter. She was quite warmly dressed, as it was autumn, but her clothes bore earthly tones and her spectacles were round and thick-rimmed. She saw the barista jerking his head towards the spectacled girl as she made her order. "Can I get a duo skinny hazelnut macchiato?" requested the girl, adjusting her spectacles. She watched as the barista said "sure thing" and set to work on making the other girl's drink. He used various tools and instruments; frothed milk in two separate cups, ground the coffee beans - that didn't really look like normal coffee beans at all - in some antique looking contraption that belonged in some black and white film, poured some thin, clear liquid from a tall, ornate-looking glass bottle, dropped in a couple of dice-sized cubes of chocolate from a jar in the refrigerator, finally ripped open a small white sachet and sprinkled some scarlet red powder onto a cloud of whipped cream before closing the cup with a plastic lid. She was astonished. He hadn't done half of this work to make her cappuccino, and it was all a routine that he seemed very fluent with. After the other girl had paid and gone, he looked at her and smiled. "So what can I get you?" he asked, smiling.

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