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The Elevator

           Inhisfadedtartanbathrobeandbrownleatherslipperswiththerundownheels,hishairallinsleepcorkscrewsandAlfalfacowlicks,helookedtoherlikeanabsurdtwentieth-centuryHamlet,anindecisivefiguresomesmerizedbyonrushingtragedythathewashelplesstodivertitscourseoralteritinanyway.

           (jesusstopthinkingsocrazy-)

           Danny’shandbadtightenedpainfullyonherown.Hewaslookingupatherintently,hisfacestrainedandanxious.Hehadbeencatchingthedriftofherthoughts,sherealized.Justbowmuchorhowlittleofthemhewasgettingwasimpossibletosay,butsheflushed,feelingmuchthesameasifhehadcaughtherinamasturbatoryact.

           "Comeon,"shesaid,andtheywentdownthehalltoJack.

           Thehummingsandclankingsandthumpingswerelouderhere,terrifyinginadisconnected,benumbedway.Jackwasstaringatthecloseddoorwithfeverishintensity.Throughthediamond-shapedwindowinthecenteroftheelevatordoorshethoughtshecouldmakeoutthecables,thrummingslightly.Theelevatorclankedtoastopbelowthem,atlobbylevel.Theybeardthedoorsthumpopen.And…

           (party)

           Whyhadshethoughtparty?Thewordhadsimplyjumpedintoherheadfornoreasonatall.ThesilenceintheOverlookwascompleteandintenseexceptfortheweirdnoisescominguptheelevatorshaft.

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