An intimidating barricade of physiognomies varying in stature, grace and fatigue align themselves with the cash register, preparing to conquer all the impediments of the morning and invest in the first affluent beverage. Staunch mud watered down with age reeks of the indispensable zeal of another period, of the constant cycle, when sleep long awaited caused her to shut her textbook. This particular young woman, brighter than the rest, apprehensively stirs the contents of the mug with the trials of education, hoping only to gage the amount of caffeine necessary to conduct her through the galling day. Pursed lips open to swallow societies most sought after beverage.