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Two Pimm's Cup cocktails sitting on a table next to a cocktail shaker.
A piña colada, a bottle of brown liquor, a full shot glass, a cocktail in a coupe glass, and a bottle of gin sit on a bar. A sign labeled Britannica Bar hangs above them.
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