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Morten Kettel The bottom screen reads: The new foreign-language teacher is cute!

<p><e the rest</stthe world learns to type with its thumbs, Japanese hipsters are embracing a new way to send text messages via cell phone. The graphics-based lingo, called emoji, consists of tiny pixelated images that sub for words in mobile gossiping. The emoticons — like the ones used in IM — are available from DoCoMo, KDDI, and J-Phone. Each set of symbols works only within its carrier�s email system; J-Phone�s 500-plus library packs the most images. Ten minutes late to meet your friends at Shibuya�s Module? Select E024, E229, and E047, and they�ll know to start drinks without you. Hanako Matsumura, 24, often sends messages using nothing but emoji. �My friends can understand me merely by looking.�</p>

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<a haming Consciousness</a>>

<a hp Mining</a>>

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