Are you misunderstood?


 Arthur spots the lights of the
Diner.  "Could they have Donuts
there?" he asks himself.  He steps
through the door and is blinded
by colors and synthetic
light.  Late at night the city
turns gray and colorless.  Not
here.  Not this place.  It's alive 
and Arthur feels it through the 
floor.  Before he has time to 
open the menu, he is 
approached by the man in the
black overcoat and offered
some very strong tea.  It seems 
that the waitress is quite used
to this behavior.  Arthur
finds it strange that anyone
should approach him.  Let alone
offer him something for free.

"Free?  Why?  What'd you put in it?"

"Just tea and water, you
looked so tired.  This will help you."

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