This article depicts a brief interaction between a broker and a deli owner during a slow business day at an Italian deli. The broker observes the sparse crowd, with many customers sitting alone, prompting a conversation about the decline in dine-out culture. The deli owner expresses frustration about the state of the world and the impact on his business, juxtaposed with a somber news report showing the ruins of a bombed hospital. The broker's choice of a roast beef sandwich symbolizes a moment of normalcy amidst chaos.
"Business is slow, though. People no longer eat out or no longer see eye to eye, I dunno. Jus' a few come here anymore."
"In a bad mood today, are you?" I ask him. "Always, sir," he says. "What a world we live in!"
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