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[It takes a lot to ruin her appetite-- sadly much more than such talk-- but she just smiles in agreement, understanding his own need to stop there. She won't soon, if ever, forget those images, yet she still can't truly know how it is for him.
After going ahead and pouring both of them a share of instant coffee, she lifts her mug in a show of a toast; teasing, but her gratitude is very real]