Now that every other person that you see around is busy on their phones, mindlessly scrolling through the Facebook or Instagram feed or just playing games. Rarely, you encounter someone soaked in a book.

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To help people get off their phones and indulge into actual reading, vending machines in London are not giving out chocolates cars or cans of drinks but printing out uber-short stories at the touch of a button, much to the delight of commuters.

These short-story vending machines are installed around Canary Wharf estate – dispensing one, three and five-minute long tales.

Londonist