[There were certain parts of Barrayar - those being the parts that are terraformed - that consider good liquor a reasonable substitute for coffee. But there were more than enough context clues to piece a good picture together.]
It seemed so. [There's a vague wave here. He'd already had that handled.] I doubted the reason was small.
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It seemed so. [There's a vague wave here. He'd already had that handled.] I doubted the reason was small.