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An elevator doesn’t exist without its freight. If there’s no one to get on, the elevator remains in quiescence. The elevator and the passenger need each other.
An elevator doesn’t exist without its freight. If there’s no one to get on, the elevator remains in quiescence. The elevator and the passenger need each other.
Approximate author period: c. 1969 AD · modern
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- Colson Whitehead
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- Approximate author period: c. 1969 AD · modern
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