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For me, it was the way the cafe owner was genuinely bad with words, and so the visuals did most of the work. The way the story is about looking and reading images heightens our involvement. I'm also a sucker for lonely, isolated guys. The owner says more in his own head than to anyone in the story. That gives me the feels.
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The last story was somehow really good. I wish I was better at analysis so I could explain why, but it really suck out to me. It's subtle, and felt realistic. Beautifully done.