“...hello there...” says the goblin addressing the matron in dungford's very own, and one and only, heathfood shop again “...I would like a meaty coffee where one's mind goes ping after a few sips, you know, a coffee with a body like a tigress whose bite is more like dracula's...”, “...sorry, is that regular or decaf dear cause I'm in a hurry...” replies the matron whose ominously large cups came into view behind her, “...no I mean a little cup, boilingly hot mountain fresh water and those thickly brewed sensual coffee grains strained to the point of perfection...” uttered the goblin in panic now, “...well I'll see what we can do dear but..., ...”, moments later “...here you go love...” as one large but near empty cup is steadfastly landed on the table whose contents just seems to laugh at him daring him to drink it, while the slot seems to say “...look, I hope you don't mind me saying this goblin but I do feel that our vessel of escapism has somewhat crashed on these rocks of reality this morning...”, some time later the matron bellows across to the goblin the usual “...well love, what ya think how was it, fancy another one then...”, “...well you english make absolutely exceptional coffee but I'll give it a miss this time, thanks all the same though...” replies the goblin aloud as he writes in the slot to keep it from busting its guts out loud in the laptop, “...well slot, they say "lie back and think of england" don't they, so that what I did, and I still think the village of dungford as some huge unwinnable battle here...”
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