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[–] [email protected] 2 points 4 weeks ago* (last edited 4 weeks ago)

The boxes are placed such that they mimic the positions of the characters in the comic.

That comic got memed a lot, including a lot of people who "reduced" the characters to just their orientation and position in the comic.

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