The silvery elevator door slid shut. The passengers were
silent as the metal box was lowered by thick cables and Sisyphean machinery.
Despite their proximity, not a single person acknowledged another. Some stared hard
at the floor or the wall. One looked at the door, studying their distorted
reflection with the same intensity they normally reserved for grooming. Another
looked at their phone, furiously trying to connect with some total stranger who
was nearby and equally free that evening. The elevator eventually reached the lobby
and disgorged its fleshy contents before sealing itself up and ascending with a
mechanical sigh.
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