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To illustrate Nishio-san’s account of how she lost her family during World War II, animators Han and Vallade zero in on the dish she is cooking: Chopped vegetables fall into a pot like missiles, a gust of pot steam represents a fiery aftermath, rice under water shows how Nishio-san had to dig her way out of being buried alive.

There’s no banjo, slide, or pedal-steel guitar here, and the arrangements zero in on simplicity, conveying harmonic structure and mood with only essential instrumentation, which keeps the emphasis on the songwriting.

Lauri, how did you zero in on the shots you wanted to include in the book?

This might have been a great help to readers who are eager to zero in on particular parts of Justice Kennedy’s jurisprudence—say, his work in Casey and other abortion cases, which surely will draw the most attention.

Then zero in on trip-cancellation and trip-interruption coverage.