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Here are a few magicians and great artists whose mornings’ main partners were a full-on dose of nicotine and caffeine.

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Today is the six-month anniversary of my patronage of a particular branch of a New York cafe. I’ve come here between 12 and 18 times a month, for four to six hours a day, for six months. I’m proud of, and embarrassed by, this. There are regulars here, but there seems to be none more regular than I am.