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SUMMER DOLDRUMS SETTLE IN AT STATE HOUSE
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One afternoon last week, State House Cafe clerk Tony Schneider's
thoughts turned to murder.
He and his co-workers in the usually bustling coffee shop had gone
a full 90 minutes without a customer. Boredom had set in. Blinking
contests were in order.
Finally she arrived. A paying customer with a hankering. Hopes
rose. Then she ordered two slices of rye toast. Fifty cents.
"We were ready to kill her," Schneider said, recalling the
underwhelming order.
After several ye...
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