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Irasshaimasé!

This is the greeting convenience store workers are instructed to call out when customers enter the store. It symbolizes comforting routines and social procedures.

Dead Bird

This is what Keiko finds in a park when she is in primary school and wants to take home to grill. It symbolizes Keiko’s worldview and how it is different from other worldviews.

Uniforms

These are what Keiko and other workers wear when they work in the store. They symbolize conformity.

Manual

This is a guide with clear instructions for how employees are to act, appear, and speak. It symbolizes rigid professional expectations.

Pledge

This is a statement workers memorize that states the type of service they will provide customers. It symbolizes loyalty and meaning in a mundane existence.

Shiraha’s Meals

These are what Keiko refers to as feed. They symbolize Keiko’s detached view of people.

Sounds of the Store

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