Inside, the second-floor space is gleaming with top-end espresso machinery and brewing equipment, and a plain communal table surrounded by coffee drinkers commands the centre of the room.

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And I remain impressed that for less than the price of a cup of coffee, I can pop a plain envelope into a box and have confidence, more often than not, that it will be delivered halfway around the world.

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