Ragtime Espresso

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Tap shoes stomp down a carpeted wooden staircase, while simultaneously a static television and shower turn on, followed by the singular click of a turning lock and the amplified hum of florescent lights. These are an espresso instrument's notes. The melody complete, a creamy and chocolatey, softly bitter molasses remains. I comb its surface with smoothly steamed milk and fanciful designs. I've had over 1,500 hours of practice with this tune in the past 10 months, but the music's nuance still awes me.