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Breakfast time, at Lou Mitchell's on West Jackson Boulevard, Chicago.

Outside, the temperature is dithering above freezing, but inside, all is steamy and warm, and all the waitresses are somebody's mother.

At Lou's, they bring you your bacon and eggs in the skillet, then butter your home made toast and turn the slices face to face, the way your girlfriend does when she brings you breakfast in bed.

In fact, the more I thought about the temperature outside, the more the thought of forgetting about Route 66 and staying in Lou's for ever appealed to ...

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