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"It's been okay. Nothing I can't handle. Could you refill the pastry case, though? Our order from Millie's is in the box on the back counter."
I retrieve the box and set it on a stool as I open it up, crouch, and tong each pastry into the display. Cinnamon buns, croissants, muffins, scones—I place each one with care. Most customers are on a break from their jobs, so they order their drinks to-go, but some take their drinks and sit down. There are tables along the windows for people to relax and watch townies go about their day. The café is on the main street in town, across from the Historic Black Lake Laboratory, which is now a museum and headquarters for the Historic Black Lake Society — t
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