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The Empty Mug

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It was Pedro's first day at his new job. He arrived twenty minutes early. The office was on the fourth floor of a building near the river. Someone showed him his desk and gave him a laptop. Then they disappeared into a meeting.

Pedro sat down. The desk was clean. There was a single ceramic mug on the corner, empty. He thought it was a welcome ...

Pedro sat down. The desk was clean. There was a single ceramic mug on the corner, empty. He thought it was a welcome gift, maybe. He didn't drink coffee, but he was thirsty.

He walked to the small kitchen and filled the mug with water. When he sat back down, a man with a beard appeared at t...

He walked to the small kitchen and filled the mug with water. When he sat back down, a man with a beard appeared at the door of his cubicle. The man looked at the mug for a long second.

"That was my mug," he said. "I sat there before." He smiled. "It's fine. Welcome. I'm Diego."

"That was my mug," he said. "I sat there before." He smiled. "It's fine. Welcome. I'm Diego."

Pedro turned red. He apologized and offered the mug back. Diego laughed. "Keep it. Consider it your welcome gift. But...

Pedro turned red. He apologized and offered the mug back. Diego laughed. "Keep it. Consider it your welcome gift. But ask first about the coffee. The machine is more complicated than it looks."

Later, Diego showed him how the coffee machine worked. It took ten minutes.

Later, Diego showed him how the coffee machine worked. It took ten minutes.

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