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Weight, chairs, and jokes frame a heavyset tale
In a noisy exchange a thin man jokes about weight and health while others describe eating habits, exercise, and daily struggles. A humorous but uneasy cabinet of vignettes shows Grace fearing doors, a wife helping with shoelaces, and comments about bodies and appetite. The scene shifts to a news item about Pennsylvania May employment gains, noting 29,800 more jobs and seasonal shifts across industries as the state reports.
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