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When I first saw it, I thought I simply needed a cup of coffee.

I'd been to a wedding the night before.

My old-school friend Angie was getting hitched, to be honest.

I hit the open bar a little too hard,

especially when I had plans to finish a story earlier the next day.

Though they're rarely read, the habits filled Gazette articles don't write themselves.

And my boss would have my neck if he gets a sorry I'm late email from his

least punctual small town reporter, Sam Singer.

That's me.

So I went to the Sage diner.

I like the Sage because it's a hidden gem.

Tucked between a laundromat and tattoo parlor.

The coffee machine in my apartment had been broken for a while now.

And though I had ordered a new one, I had to be delivered.

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