title: Loading specific row takes longer than other rows with same value
body: <p>I'm retrieving a specific record from a fairly large column family. For this particular row key value, this takes significantly longer than for other rows <em>containing exactly the same columns/values</em>: almost 2 times longer.</p>
  
  <p>The data is stored in a 2-node cluster with replication factor 2, and the times are measured after retrieving the rows a couple of times, to ensure that the data is cached by Cassandra.</p>
  
  <p>What could be the reason for the exceptional retrieval time for this particular row? And how can it be fixed?</p>