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Drink more coffee

2019-06-12 18:17:51.046824+02 by Dan Lyke 3 comments

‘The migration problem is a coffee problem’:

In western Guatemala, cultivating coffee was once a way out of poverty. As prices fall, growers are abandoning their farms for the United States.

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#Comment Re: Drink more coffee made: 2019-06-13 17:57:32.406033+02 by: TheSHAD0W

It is by caffeine alone I set my mind in motion.

It is by the juice of java that thoughts acquire speed, the hands acquire shakes, the shakes become a warning.

It is by caffeine alone I set my mind in motion.

#Comment Re: Drink more coffee made: 2019-06-13 17:06:49.356446+02 by: Dan Lyke

Giggle.

#Comment Re: Drink more coffee made: 2019-06-12 22:12:01.390024+02 by: markd

"Why did you not say at first it was a coffee matter?"

The Fremen stood up, seated his nose plugs firmly. Hawat motioned with his head for his aide to return to the others. With a tired shrug, the man obeyed. Hawat heard a low-voiced conversation arise among the men. The Fremen said: "There is always a way to coffee." Behind Hawat, a man cursed. Hawat's aide called: "Thufir! Arkie just died."

The Fremen put a fist to his ear. "The bond of coffee! It's a sign!"