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The room is filled with the half-silence of people talking so softly that no one can hear. The cashier smiles and helps the next customer, trying to get through the line that extends out the door. A few wi-fi users type frantically on their computers. A buzzing fills the air as a worker grinds beans and a girl spurts whipped cream out of a tap. This is a coffee shop. It is cold outside today. People jostle their way through the crowd to get a spot in line. The log fire is crowded with people desperately trying to warm up, their long pale fingers wrapped around their thin cardboard cups. The smell of coffee fills the air. The manager sits b