- Experiencing a power outage while alone on an elevator
+Opting to get some exercise by walking up 17 flights of stairs, against building security’s orders, because milling about the lobby is so Waiting for Godot
- Arriving at the top of the stairs to find a locked door
+ Experiencing stranded office worker camaraderie back in the lobby. For instance:
‘”Let us not waste our time in idle discourse! (Pause. Vehemently.) Let us do something, while we have the chance! It is not every day that we are needed. But at this place, at this moment of time, all mankind is us, whether we like it or not. Let us make the most of it, before it is too late!”‘
- Realizing that climbing those stairs in heels might be hard on one’s knees
+ Using the existential experience as inspiration to post to one’s neglected blog
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