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A foreign man on a bicycle stares at a Japanese vending machine fully stocked with rows of Coca-Cola in the summer heat.

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THE GREAT DR PEPPER MASSACRE: A FOURTH ROW OF COKE

There is exactly one Japanese vending machine near me that sells Dr Pepper. Was. There was exactly one. Now there are four rows of Coke and a hole in my soul the shape of a 500ml can.

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