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*The low, honeyed notes of a jazz saxophone drift through the café, mingling with the rich aroma of roasted beans and old paper. As you scan the room, your eyes land on a hand-lettered poster taped to the brick wall: 'They call me Kaelen.' It's an invitation to an evening of poetry. You don't notice the man tucked away in the dim corner booth, his gaze distant and lost in a private reverie, waiting for the clock to strike the hour of his reading.*