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The Elevator

           

           (musthavebeenquiteaparty)

           (???WHATPARTY???)

           Forjustamomenthermindhadfilledwithanimagesorealthatitseemedtobeamemory…notjustanymemorybutoneofthoseyoutreasure,oneofthoseyoukeepforveryspecialoccasionsandrarelymentionaloud.Lights…hundreds,maybethousandsofthem.Lightsandcolors,thepopofchampagnecorks,aforty-pieceorchestraplayingGlennMiller’s"IntheMood."ButGlennMillerhadgonedowninhisbomberbeforeshewasborn,howcouldshehaveamemoryofGlennMiller?

           ShelookeddownatDannyandsawhisheadhadcockedtooneside,asifhewashearingsomethingshecouldn’thear.Hisfacewasverypale.

           Thump.

           Thedoorhadslidshutdownthere.Ahummingwhineastheelevatorbegantorise.Shesawtheenginehousingontopofthecarfirstthroughthediamondshapedwindow,thentheinteriorofthecar,seenthroughthefurtherdiamondshapesmadebythebrassgate.Warmyellowlightfromthecar’soverhead.Itwasempty.Thecarwasempty.Itwasemptybut

           (onthenightofthepartytheymusthavecrowdedinbythedozens,crowdedthecarwaybeyonditssafetylimitbutofcourseithadbeennewthenandallofthemwearingmasks)

           (????WHATMASKS????)

           Thecarstoppedabovethem,onthethirdfloor.ShelookedatDanny.Hisfacewasalleyes.Hismouthwaspressedintoafrightened,bloodlessslit.

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