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"That's the new Poland," he muttered. "Replacing the old fog of spirits with the new jitters of caffeine and sugar. We aren't getting happier; we're just getting faster at being confused."

He reached his apartment, sat in the dark, and realized he had forgotten to buy milk. He considered going back out, but the thought of the green neon light and the "medicine" scholars was too much. Instead, he decided to do the most radical thing a Polish person could do on a Friday night: stay perfectly sober and let his anxiety have the floor. It was the ultimate "high"—the terrifying clarity of knowing exactly how many things he had to worry about. Key Themes in Jurkiewicz's Material cezary_jurkiewicz_uzywki_w_polsce

He remembered a party where someone tried to explain the health benefits of artisanal cider. The room had gone silent. To the veterans of the Polish Friday, talking about "notes of apple" was like discussing the upholstery of a lifeboat while the Titanic was sinking. You don't drink for the taste; you drink for the temporary truce with reality. "That's the new Poland," he muttered

In Poland, Cezary reflected, substances aren't just things you use; they are members of the family you didn't invite to Christmas. He watched a man approach the counter with the quiet dignity of a scholar entering a library. The man didn't ask for "vodka." He asked for "the usual medicine," as if a half-liter of clear spirit was the only thing standing between him and a total existential collapse. He considered going back out, but the thought

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