In summer, Japanese people water the sidewalks. Strange, but it makes perfect sense. The water cools the asphalt, thereby cooling the heat emitted. But, I can't figure out why this man with a hose is watering the sidewalk in front of Sofmap. It's freezing.

The shutter lifts halfway and out comes a young guy in a Sofmap jacket to watch the street watering. I leave my vending machine hangout and head over.

"Good morning," I say.
"Good Morning," the young guy answers.
"What time do you open?"
"In an hour, at ten."
"There sure aren't many customers."
"No, there aren't," he says, smiling and flashing coffee-stained teeth. "I even came a little early to check it out and see how many people showed up."
"Just me. And some other guy."

The man with the hose squirts a flock of pigeons, causing them to fly away.

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