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At closing time, a server asks an elderly guest why they reserve a table for two every Friday when nobody arrives. The guest answers: 'They promised they would come back when they remembered me.'

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The server finds an old handwritten reservation card under the table with today's date and the server's own childhood nickname.

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The server sits down slowly and asks: 'What was their name?' The guest slides an untouched second cup across the table.

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The guest says the server's full name. The restaurant lights switch off before the explanation.