Cattle Car Complex
He pushed the button marked “Down.” He pushed again. The machine ignored the command. Slowly he pivoted his head back, staring up at the stainless-steel eyebrow just over the door. No movement of descending light. The numbers remained frozen, like a row of stalled traffic.
For bodily emphasis, he leaned against the panel—pressing “Down,” “Up,”…
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