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[blue_ajah]

She wakes early enough that it is still full dark outside, although the first stirrings of birds hint at the dawn to come.

Some few minutes later, Moiraine is seated at the small table in her kitchen, a cup of tea steaming untouched near to hand as she looks out the window, watching the trees and waiting for enough time to pass that she can make a phone call without waking the person she wishes to reach... and without disturbing his morning meditation session.

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[tibetanmethod]

Dale Cooper meditates pre-coffee, as a disciplinary measure. The professional he sees twice a month in Spokane -- which he keeps quiet, as a general rule -- concurs that this is a healthy practice.

So he meditates pre-coffee, and performs his morning ablutions pre-coffee, and he is standing in his kitchen contemplating his coffeemaker, hair combed, shoes shined, deputy's uniform creased hard enough to cut something.

Before his hand strays to the hand-grinder and the airtight container of whole arabica beans (yirgacheffe), his hand strays to pick up the phone. If someone's calling him this early, it's likely the overnight dispatcher, and that means there's a problem. "Cooper here."