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>Ancient Origins: Ethiopia and the Legend of Kaldi&lt;/a>&lt;/li>
&lt;li>&lt;a
 href="#the-arab-world-and-the-birth-of-qahwa"
 
 
>The Arab World and the Birth of Qahwa&lt;/a>&lt;/li>
&lt;li>&lt;a
 href="#the-trial-of-coffee"
 
 
>The Trial of Coffee&lt;/a>&lt;/li>
&lt;li>&lt;a
 href="#the-coffeehouses-of-europe"
 
 
>The Coffeehouses of Europe&lt;/a>&lt;/li>
&lt;li>&lt;a
 href="#the-global-trade-plantations-and-empire"
 
 
>The Global Trade: Plantations and Empire&lt;/a>&lt;/li>
&lt;li>&lt;a
 href="#java-from-island-to-programming-language"
 
 
>Java: From Island to Programming Language&lt;/a>&lt;/li>
&lt;li>&lt;a
 href="#coffee-as-commodity-futures-prices-and-ubiquity"
 
 
>Coffee as Commodity: Futures, Prices, and Ubiquity&lt;/a>&lt;/li>
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&lt;h2 id="ancient-origins-ethiopia-and-the-legend-of-kaldi">Ancient Origins: Ethiopia and the Legend of Kaldi&lt;a href="#ancient-origins-ethiopia-and-the-legend-of-kaldi" class="post-heading__anchor" aria-hidden="true">#&lt;/a>
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