Holly Black: "Masih terlalu dini untuk minum kopi. Aku menatap pot kos...

"Masih terlalu dini untuk minum kopi. Aku menatap pot kosong di ruang rekreasi, sementara Sam mengambil kendi berisi bubuk instan. "Jangan," aku memperingatkannya. Dia mengambil sendok yang banyak dan, tanpa peduli, menyekopnya ke dalam mulutnya. Itu berderak mengerikan. Lalu matanya membelalak. "Kering," katanya. "Lidah ... layu." Aku menggelengkan kepalaku, mengambil kendi itu. "Ini dehidrasi. Kamu seharusnya menambahkan air. Untung kamu kebanyakan terbuat dari air." Dia mencoba mengatakan sesuatu. Serbuk cokelat membersihkan bajunya. "Juga," kataku padanya, "itu kopi tanpa kafein."

--- Holly Black

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Versi Bahasa Inggris

It's too early for there to be any coffee. I stare dully at the empty pot in the common room, while Sam picks up a jar of instant grounds. "Don't," I warn him. He scoops up a heaping spoonful and, heedlessly, shovels it into his mouth. It crunches horribly. Then his eyes go wide. "Dry," he croaks. "Tongue...shriveling." I shake my head, picking up the jar. "It's dehydrated. You're supposed to add water. Good thing you're mostly made of water." He tries to say something. Brown powder dusts his shirt. "Also," I tell him, "that's decaf.