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The style O. Henry uses in "After Twenty Years" creates an almost cinematic feel via its use of a detached narrator. The story is mostly dialogue, and the slight amount of narration there is could almost be read as the stage directions in the script for a play or movie.

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Yes, "After 20 Years" by O. Henry is a work of fiction. It is a short story that tells the tale of two friends who make a plan to meet at a specific spot after two decades, with a surprising twist at the end.

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"After Twenty Years" uses an omniscient narrator and dialogue.

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