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1. Why does Keiko say that the convenience store is a world of sound?

Keiko says that the convenience store is a world of sound. It begins with the tinkle of the door chime to the voices of TV celebrities advertising products on the in-store cable network. There are the calls of the store workers, the beeps of the bar code scanner, the rustle of customers picking up items and putting them in baskets, and the clacking of heels walking around the sound. For Keiko it all blends into a sound she enjoys.

2. How does Keiko describe herself and the world going by the store?

Keiko can see the figures of people rushing by. It is the start of another day when the world wakes and the "cogs of society" move. She is a cog too that goes round and a round rotating in the morning.

3. Who is Mrs. Izumi?

Mrs. Izumi is a casual worker in her 30s. The night shift has been short-staffed lately, so the store manager has been working nights and putting Mrs. Izumi in charge during the day.

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