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| Syn-Cof | ||
| Synthetic coffee. |
| The waitress came for Jim's order.
"Perkin's Syn-Cof," he murmured absently. |
| Technovelgy from Cantata 140,
by Philip K. Dick. Published by Fantasy and Science Fiction in 1964 Additional resources -
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Sipping, Sal Heim said "Tastes good."
"Yes," Jim Briskin agreed. In fact, the cup of hot coffee, synthetic and non-toxic as it had to be (only low-stratum, dorm-housed Cols drank the genuine thing) was exactly what he needed. It made him feel a lot better.
Don't miss the entry for coffiest from the sardonic 1952 Pohl/Kornbluth novel The Space Merchants.
"Let's get something warm to drink," Pat said."...we can fix some synthetic, non-toxic coffee inside..."
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