a customer sits alone at a corner table, slowly stirring her coffee while staring out the window. The barista nearby starts wiping down tables and stacking chairs around her. Steam continues rising from her nearly empty cup even though she arrived hours ago. Other customers have long since left, but she remains lost in thought, unwilling to leave. The barista glances at her sympathetically, recognizing she needs more time to process whatever weighs on her mind. something lasting for a long time and being slow to end