What are the effects of this popular stimulant?  Does it help or hurt the creative process?  

Coffee and tea, two of the most popular caffeinated beverages, have long been the aid of writers.   Dating back to the Middle Ages monks used the beverage at the Sufi monasteries near the city of Mocha in Yemen.

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