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Did you hear about Shuntaro Tanikawa? He was a famous Japanese poet who died recently. Many Japanese people know him because his poems appear in school textbooks.

図書館に出かけた時。急に図書館員に返事や相づちをする気が失せた。図書館員の喋りが、あまりに一方的な、AIの音声みたいでびっくり。「はい、合計４点...。返却は11月10日までに...DVDはカウンターに...有難うございました。」表情ゼロ

Learning English: More Than Just Words One day, I visited the public library. A librarian helped me check out a book, but something felt strange. She gave me all the right information, but our conversation felt cold. She answered my questions, but didn't seem interested in talking.