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[[File:Litany_Against_Decaffeination.jpg|thumb|The Litany Against Decaffeination.]]The '''Litany against decaffeination''' (also known by its first sentence, '''I must not decaffeinate''') is a parody of [[Frank Herbert (nonfiction)|Frank Herbert]]'s ''Litany against fear''.

== The Litany ==

The complete text reads:

<blockquote>
I must not decaffeinate.
Decaffeination is the mind-killer.
Decaffeination is the little-death that brings total obliteration.
I will face my decaffeination.
I will permit it to pass over me and through me.
And when it has gone past I will turn the inner eye to see its path.
Where the decaffeination has gone there will be a steaming hot cup of Jamaican Blue Mountain coffee.
Only the Jamaican Blue Mountain coffee and I will remain.
</blockquote>

Shortened version for social media:

<blockquote>
I must not decaffeinate

Decaffeination is the mind-killer

—I will face my decaffeination—

Where the decaffeination has gone there will be a steaming hot cup of Jamaican Blue Mountain coffee

Only the Jamaican Blue Mountain coffee and I will remain
</blockquote>

== Litany against fear ==

<blockquote>
"I must not fear.
Fear is the mind-killer.
Fear is the little-death that brings total obliteration.
I will face my fear.
I will permit it to pass over me and through me.
And when it has gone past I will turn the inner eye to see its path.
Where the fear has gone there will be nothing. Only I will remain."
</blockquote>

-- Frank Herbert

https://dune.fandom.com/wiki/Litany_Against_Fear

== In the News ==

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== Fiction cross-reference ==

* [[Gnomon algorithm]]
* [[Gnomon Chronicles]]
* [[Hamiltons all the way down]]
* ''[[June]]''
* [[Litany against Minnesotan]]
* ''[[Spice-Lord]]''
* [[Such a fine line between drinking coffee and not drinking coffee]]
* ''[[The Treachery of Substances]]''

== Nonfiction cross-reference ==

* [[Frank Herbert (nonfiction)]]

== External links ==

* [https://twitter.com/GnomonChronicl1/status/1391396852088639489 Post] @ Twitter (9 May 2021)
* [https://bbs.boingboing.net/t/swiss-government-declares-that-coffee-is-not-essential-for-survival/142522/75?u=karl_jones Blog post] @ Boing Boing 


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