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<v Speaker 1>It gives me goosebumps to recall that dark and stormy night.

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<v Speaker 1>The weather was at its worst. I was on my

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<v Speaker 1>way to a party in Madison with my best friend.

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<v Speaker 1>The weather forecasts called it for severe thunderstorms, but we

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<v Speaker 1>refused to miss our long awaited trip. We all piled

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<v Speaker 1>in my car for a six hour drive. The first

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<v Speaker 1>few hours were fine, just raining and seldom lighting. Then

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<v Speaker 1>the typical thunderstorm started, the kind where you look down

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<v Speaker 1>at the lines on the road so you don't end

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<v Speaker 1>up in a ditch since you can't see anything else.

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<v Speaker 1>Once when the lightning flashed, my friend Zen swore he

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<v Speaker 1>saw a tornado in the cornfield in the distance. We

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<v Speaker 1>finally gave up and pulled under a bridge until the

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<v Speaker 1>rain led up enough for us to see. We waited

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<v Speaker 1>to twenty five minutes and then drove a few miles

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<v Speaker 1>through the storm. The rest of the trip was drizzle,

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<v Speaker 1>and that post thunderstorm fog made driving impossible. There were

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<v Speaker 1>hardly any other cars on the interstate since most people

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<v Speaker 1>were too smart to be out driving, which added to

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<v Speaker 1>the creepy feeling. Luckily, we had found a little motel

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<v Speaker 1>at twenty minute drive away that was dirt cheap. It

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<v Speaker 1>was three stories tall and with no interior hallways. All

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<v Speaker 1>the rooms were accessed from the outside. Unfortunately, the cheapest

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<v Speaker 1>rooms were on the third floor and the elevator needed

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<v Speaker 1>to be in order. The owner had put up a

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<v Speaker 1>signboard right next to it. Checking into the motel in

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<v Speaker 1>the middle of the night was interesting. It was still

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<v Speaker 1>foggy and drizzling out, but humid and hot. There were

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<v Speaker 1>only two to three other cards in the damp parking lot.

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<v Speaker 1>The only lights were from the lobby and the street lights.

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<v Speaker 1>We walked inside and no one was at the desk.

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<v Speaker 1>After ringing the bell for about fifteen minutes without a response,

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<v Speaker 1>we called the motel from my friend's cell phone. An

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<v Speaker 1>older man answered and soon approached the desk from the

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<v Speaker 1>back room. We tried to negotiate a first floor room

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<v Speaker 1>since they were not busy. He was a jerk, though,

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<v Speaker 1>and kept saying they're booked. There were two to three

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<v Speaker 1>other cars there, indeed, some rooms on the first floor

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<v Speaker 1>had to be available. Exhausted, we took our third floor

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<v Speaker 1>room and prepared to drag our suitcases up three flights

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<v Speaker 1>of outside stairs and the drizzle and heat. As we

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<v Speaker 1>left the lobby. The old man called down to us,

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<v Speaker 1>locked your doors, don't answer them. After dork he went

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<v Speaker 1>back into the back room and slammed the door. Cat

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<v Speaker 1>That creepd me out. We unloaded the car in the foggy,

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<v Speaker 1>dark parking lot and dragged our luggage to the stairs.

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<v Speaker 1>We all saw the elevator as we came around the

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<v Speaker 1>back of the building. The out of order sign was

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<v Speaker 1>gone and the doors were open. The light in the

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<v Speaker 1>elevator was the only light source in the entire back

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<v Speaker 1>of the building. It seemed like something good finally happened

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<v Speaker 1>to us on the trip. The elevator worked and we

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<v Speaker 1>didn't have to carry our things up those slippery stairs.

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<v Speaker 1>I remember thinking it was weird that the doors were open.

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<v Speaker 1>Didn't elevator doors usually stay closed until you pushed the button. Whatever,

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<v Speaker 1>it was better than stairs. We loaded our luggage and

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<v Speaker 1>got in. I pushed the button for the third floor

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<v Speaker 1>and the doors started to close. The doors were standard

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<v Speaker 1>elevator doors, and right before they closed all the way,

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<v Speaker 1>words appeared written in red paint or marker on the

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<v Speaker 1>far side of the elevator doors, so that it was

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<v Speaker 1>only visible when the door closed. It said stay in dude,

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<v Speaker 1>what the hell, Zen said, looking worried, I assured him

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<v Speaker 1>it was just red paint and a silly kid prank.

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<v Speaker 1>The condition of the motel screamed about sketchy people in danger,

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<v Speaker 1>but that was our only option, so we made it

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<v Speaker 1>up to the third floor and checked into our room.

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<v Speaker 1>It was a big room with three single beds, more

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<v Speaker 1>than we could have asked for for that night. I

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<v Speaker 1>went to wash my face, but turned on the tap. Murky,

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<v Speaker 1>ironclad water came out of it. Ah, yuck, that sticks.

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<v Speaker 1>Shut up, Zen, be grateful to have a roof over

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<v Speaker 1>your head. We were all tired, so we immediately threw

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<v Speaker 1>ourselves onto the beds. My friends were snoring, yet I

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<v Speaker 1>struggled to sleep. The riding on the elevator door kept

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<v Speaker 1>flashing in my mind. After struggling for a few more minutes,

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<v Speaker 1>I heard the elevator ding. Who's coming up at this hour?

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<v Speaker 1>I came to the door and placed my ear on it.

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<v Speaker 1>I heard nothing. I looked at the dim antique brass

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<v Speaker 1>door handle. I slowly put my right hand on the

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<v Speaker 1>handle and turned it. The door creaked open, and I

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<v Speaker 1>quickly peeped out at the slightly open door. I saw

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<v Speaker 1>a silhouette. It looked like a person. I couldn't make

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<v Speaker 1>much out of it. All I saw was a tall, lanky,

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<v Speaker 1>black silhouette standing beyond my hallway. He was not taking

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<v Speaker 1>anything or doing anything. He was standing there. It made

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<v Speaker 1>it so much more creepy. It's standing perfectly still. The

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<v Speaker 1>elevator's sound again appeared, and the doors started to slide.

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<v Speaker 1>The elevator's light hit the hallway and I saw the man.

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<v Speaker 1>He stepped inside the elevator, facing his back to me,

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<v Speaker 1>and then he turned to the front. I will never

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<v Speaker 1>forget the grin on his face, but that wasn't the

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<v Speaker 1>only disturbing thing about him. He was holding a woman's

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<v Speaker 1>head by her long black hair. The woman's mouth was

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<v Speaker 1>half open, with her eyes wide in fear of death.

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<v Speaker 1>We watched each other silently, and then the elevator doors closed,

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<v Speaker 1>locking the door. I came back to the bed. I

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<v Speaker 1>woke up my friends. I don't care if they believed me,

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<v Speaker 1>but I forced them to leave the motel. We reported

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<v Speaker 1>to the cops about the motel and the owner, but

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<v Speaker 1>never got any follow up. Years later, I learned in

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<v Speaker 1>the news that a famous serial killer was arrested at

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<v Speaker 1>that same motel. He cut his victim's head off and

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<v Speaker 1>then sneaked out the body in plastic wrap to dump

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<v Speaker 1>in the lake. It's been roughly eighteen hours since the

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<v Speaker 1>elevator stopped, and I don't know what to do anymore.

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<v Speaker 1>I was heading to my apartment on the ninth floor

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<v Speaker 1>and got trapped in this hell hole. Several times, I've

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<v Speaker 1>contacted the twenty four to seventh service number printed on

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<v Speaker 1>the inside of the elevator, but they're no help. Neither

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<v Speaker 1>are my parents nor the police. I got into the

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<v Speaker 1>elevator on a Friday night, thinking this weekend will give

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<v Speaker 1>me some more time to relax. I watched the number

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<v Speaker 1>plates change. Everything was fine until the sixth floor, but

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<v Speaker 1>right on the seventh a sudden jerk took place. Ah.

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<v Speaker 1>I grabbed the corner walls for support, and then the

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<v Speaker 1>elevator stopped. It took a minute to realize I was

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<v Speaker 1>stuck in an elevator, but once I did, I started panicking.

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<v Speaker 1>I pressed the emergency button, but nothing happened. I checked

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<v Speaker 1>my phone, which had no network. I looked at the

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<v Speaker 1>CCTV camera and waved my hand, Hello Hell. The elevator stuck.

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<v Speaker 1>I sat down on the elevator floor. Worries started to

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<v Speaker 1>hit me. Tomorrow is a Saturday. The cleaning guy took

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<v Speaker 1>off for this weekend, which means he will be here

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<v Speaker 1>on Monday morning. How am I gonna get out of this?

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<v Speaker 1>I jumped and started banging my fists on the elevator door. Hello,

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<v Speaker 1>can anyone hear me? I'm stuck in here? Please help.

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<v Speaker 1>The doors were so tightly closed that I couldn't hear

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<v Speaker 1>any sound outside. Slowly, I started sweating. I began biting

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<v Speaker 1>my nails while thinking of ways to escape this purgatory.

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<v Speaker 1>The closed environment started to make me claustrophobic. I got

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<v Speaker 1>rid of my tie and unbuttoned my shirt to breathe Correctly,

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<v Speaker 1>wiping the sweat off my forehead, I sat down again.

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<v Speaker 1>I don't have any food or water, and if no

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<v Speaker 1>one comes to my rescue tonight, I might have to

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<v Speaker 1>be here till Monday morning. I looked above and saw

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<v Speaker 1>the vent. I tried jumping to reach the top of

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<v Speaker 1>the elevator, but my height wasn't enough. I started sweating

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<v Speaker 1>even I could hear my lungs rising higher and higher

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<v Speaker 1>to catch a breath. I I can't waste my energy

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<v Speaker 1>like this, The feeling of being trapped inside an elevator

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<v Speaker 1>gradually took over my mind. Am I gonna die in here?

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<v Speaker 1>It's possible, right, The scarcity of oxygen and water can

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<v Speaker 1>kill me, no doubt. It started getting so hot inside

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<v Speaker 1>the elevator, like someone had set a fire from the outside.

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<v Speaker 1>I could feel my lips tremble. My feet were numb,

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<v Speaker 1>and I started to pass out, and I got onto

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<v Speaker 1>my knees, holding my neck. I could feel someone was

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<v Speaker 1>choking me. My vision went blurry and I don't remember

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<v Speaker 1>when I fainted. A high pitched, squeaking sound brought me

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<v Speaker 1>back to my senses. I opened my eyes to see

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<v Speaker 1>a pair of big black eyes staring back at me.

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<v Speaker 1>My heart stopped as those eyes never blinked. Ah. I

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<v Speaker 1>jumped in fear, moving straight to the other side of

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<v Speaker 1>the elevator, and the mouse from my chest, Geez, almost

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<v Speaker 1>gave me a heart attack. My scream scared the mouse,

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<v Speaker 1>and it ran to the hole in the left corner

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<v Speaker 1>and disappeared. But now I noticed the walls of the elevator.

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<v Speaker 1>Something bizarre had started to happen to them. There was

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<v Speaker 1>a big damp like mark on the elevator doors, and

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<v Speaker 1>a hairy, stringy thing, almost like a twig, was poking

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<v Speaker 1>out of it. I touched the damp with my fingers

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<v Speaker 1>and a thick black liquid started dripping. The texture of

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<v Speaker 1>the damp felt disgustingly squashy. What the hell is all this?

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<v Speaker 1>And then again I heard the squeaking sound. I thought

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<v Speaker 1>the mouse was back, so I looked at the hole

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<v Speaker 1>in the corner, but I didn't see it. I went

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<v Speaker 1>close to the hole and tried to see what was

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<v Speaker 1>on the opposite side. At first, it was only darkness. Suddenly,

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<v Speaker 1>a tongue sprung out from that hole. It started to

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<v Speaker 1>move like crazy. Bah, what is this? Please help me

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<v Speaker 1>give me out of here. Growl could be heard as well.

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<v Speaker 1>The tongue looked like it belonged to some creature from

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<v Speaker 1>a terrifying place. Right then, the elevator lights started to flicker. No, no, please,

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<v Speaker 1>I kept hitting all the buttons like crazy. I just

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<v Speaker 1>wanted this nightmare to end. I knew if I didn't

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<v Speaker 1>get out of there, I would eventually go mad forever

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<v Speaker 1>her worst, I might end up killing myself, losing my mind.

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<v Speaker 1>I grabbed the tail like thing poking out of that

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<v Speaker 1>damp wall and started pulling it. The more I pulled,

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<v Speaker 1>the squeaking sound grew louder. The tail came from the

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<v Speaker 1>wall at one point, making me fall on my back,

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<v Speaker 1>and thousands of mice started crawling into the elevator. Their

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<v Speaker 1>dirty smell and soggy, hairy bodies made me nauseous. The

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<v Speaker 1>site was straight out of a horror movie. Tons of

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<v Speaker 1>mice jumped out from the damp wall, filling the closed

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<v Speaker 1>space like water. Mice were everywhere. They were on my

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<v Speaker 1>shoes and soon rose to my waist. I was drowning

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<v Speaker 1>in a sea of plagued mice, and my screams were

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<v Speaker 1>dying down in my throat. Ah slight, I want to diet,

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<v Speaker 1>heir please. Someone called it cops. When the army of

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<v Speaker 1>mice reached my neck, I felt their teeth on my skin.

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<v Speaker 1>They were biting me off like ants finishing a sugar cube.

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<v Speaker 1>Ah A stop stop. I began picking each mouse and

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<v Speaker 1>throwing it away as far as possible, but they didn't stop.

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<v Speaker 1>I screamed for one last time and fainted. When I

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<v Speaker 1>woke up, I heard the ambulance. Two men were taking

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<v Speaker 1>me out on a stretcher. An oxygen mask was covering

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<v Speaker 1>my face, and I saw the daylight shining on my face.

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<v Speaker 1>I stayed in the hospital for a week due to

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<v Speaker 1>severe dehydration and low blood pressure. The cleaning guy found

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<v Speaker 1>me in the elevator Monday morning. I was trapped inside

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<v Speaker 1>the elevator for more than forty hours. Though there were

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<v Speaker 1>no wounds or bite marks on my body, that invasion

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<v Speaker 1>of the mice still haunts me to sleep. My doctor said,

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<v Speaker 1>I suffered major hallucinations and panic attacks due to the

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<v Speaker 1>claustrophobic environment. I still get goosebumps thinking how real it

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<v Speaker 1>The story you just saw is a fictional representation of

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<v Speaker 1>White was thirty four with a home, a beautiful girlfriend,

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<v Speaker 1>all that was about to change when he got trapped

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<v Speaker 1>in an elevator without food or water. Working late one

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<v Speaker 1>Friday evening, Nick left office to smoke a cigarette outside.

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<v Speaker 1>Once he'd finished it, he walked back into the building.

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<v Speaker 1>He got into the lift and pushed the button. On

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<v Speaker 1>and the lights dimmed for a second. Nick White soon

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<v Speaker 1>the first thing anyone would have done. He waited for

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<v Speaker 1>The more time passed, the more the horrifying thought of

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<v Speaker 1>in an enclosed space without food or water is an

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<v Speaker 1>incredibly long time to be imprisoned. The CCTV footage of

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<v Speaker 1>that night went viral, and Nick eventually filed a lawsuit

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<v Speaker 1>against the managing committee. When I returned from work, I

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<v Speaker 1>The cops left, and I asked the landlord, is everything

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<v Speaker 1>all right? He scratched his head in confusion and gave

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<v Speaker 1>me bizarre news. One of our tenants named Marcus went

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<v Speaker 1>missing today. He was last seen taking the building elevator

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<v Speaker 1>from the ground floor. His apartment was on the ninth,

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<v Speaker 1>but before he could reach there. He just disappeared from

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<v Speaker 1>within the elevator. I was so shocked to hear this

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<v Speaker 1>that I couldn't grasp the landlord's words. For a moment,

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<v Speaker 1>I was checking the elevator footage from last night. Marcus

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<v Speaker 1>was inside the elevator till it hit the sixth floor,

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<v Speaker 1>and then on the seventh it was gone. But how

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<v Speaker 1>is that possible? It makes no sense. I can show

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<v Speaker 1>you the footage I have shown the cops. I went

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<v Speaker 1>to his office and he showed me this clip of

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<v Speaker 1>last night. Around twelve thirty, Marcus got into the elevator.

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<v Speaker 1>The floors went one after the other, and the elevator

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<v Speaker 1>suddenly stopped. The visual suffered a few glitches, and the

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<v Speaker 1>screen went dark. After three seconds, the screen turned on,

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<v Speaker 1>but Marcus wasn't there anymore. My apartment was on the

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<v Speaker 1>first floor, telling my landlord to keep updating me on

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<v Speaker 1>this disappearance case of Marcus. I walked up the stairs.

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<v Speaker 1>I noticed the normal looking old elevator from the corner

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<v Speaker 1>of my eye. Felt shivers. How could a person just

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<v Speaker 1>vanish like that? He was right there on the sixth floor,

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<v Speaker 1>and after that malfunction, it was just the empty elevator

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<v Speaker 1>on the seventh. I got inside my apartment, showered and

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<v Speaker 1>had dinner. Even though I was exhausted, but I still

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<v Speaker 1>struggled to sleep. That was the moment I realized it's

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<v Speaker 1>been eleven months I've been living here now. But not

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<v Speaker 1>Once I availed the elevator, I looked at the clock.

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<v Speaker 1>It was twelve thirty night yesterday. At this time Marcus

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<v Speaker 1>went missing. I never talked to Marcus much, not like

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<v Speaker 1>he was a talker anyway. We mostly said hello whenever

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<v Speaker 1>we came across each other in the lobby. He would

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<v Speaker 1>smile awkwardly and walk away. I don't know what came

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<v Speaker 1>over me, but I just couldn't stop thinking about this incident.

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<v Speaker 1>Dragged down by my curiosity, I ended up leaving my apartment.

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<v Speaker 1>I walked up to the elevator and pressed the seventh floor.

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<v Speaker 1>The metal doors closed with a screeching sound, and the

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<v Speaker 1>number plate began to change, but the elevator functioned correctly

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<v Speaker 1>this time. I reached the seventh floor without any trouble,

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<v Speaker 1>which surprised me. Once I stepped into the lobby, I

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<v Speaker 1>felt cold. I had never come to this floor. The

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<v Speaker 1>lights on this floor flickered like crazy. Some were even

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<v Speaker 1>burnt out, making it hard to see. I slowly walked

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<v Speaker 1>up to Marcus's apartment. We came into this building the

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<v Speaker 1>same day. While filling out the forms in the landlord's office,

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<v Speaker 1>I remember seeing the number of his apartment sixteen. I

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<v Speaker 1>stopped outside the apartment using my phone's flashlight. I saw

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<v Speaker 1>the door sealed with yellow tape. The cops must have

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<v Speaker 1>searched his apartment. Should I go in? My hand trembled,

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<v Speaker 1>Am I doing the right thing? I switched on the

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<v Speaker 1>light and saw the room as a mess. The closet

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<v Speaker 1>was open, with clothes on the floor, bed and linens

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<v Speaker 1>were turned over to the edge. Geez. Realizing how crazy

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<v Speaker 1>I had been, I quickly exited the apartment. I closed

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<v Speaker 1>the door and rushed into the elevator. I pressed the

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<v Speaker 1>ground floor and the elevator door closed once again. But wait,

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<v Speaker 1>why isn't it going down? Oddly, the elevator was just

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<v Speaker 1>standing on the same floor. What the hell? I pressed

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<v Speaker 1>the button again, still no movement, and then the elevator

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<v Speaker 1>made a sudden jerk and started going down. But before

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<v Speaker 1>the number could change from seven to six, the lights

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<v Speaker 1>inside the elevator went off, and it ultimately got dark, Hello,

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<v Speaker 1>anyone's here? I started having a panic attack. I switched

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<v Speaker 1>on my phone's flashlight, and just then the elevator light

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<v Speaker 1>sparked and shattered, splashing droplets of fire above my head. Ah.

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<v Speaker 1>I covered my face while screaming. I removed my hands,

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<v Speaker 1>hearing the sound of the door sliding by. In front

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<v Speaker 1>of my eyes stood this dark space with a small

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<v Speaker 1>white spotlight in the distance, and under that light stood

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<v Speaker 1>a man, yes, a man. He had his back to me. Hello,

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<v Speaker 1>oh me, Marcus, what are you doing here? Which floor

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<v Speaker 1>is this? I looked at the number plate and couldn't

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<v Speaker 1>believe my eyes. It was floor six point five? Me please?

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<v Speaker 1>Marcus's ominous cry brought my attention back to him. Was

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<v Speaker 1>shaking footsteps. I stepped out of the elevator. The floor

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<v Speaker 1>beneath my bare feet was so cold. Marcus still had

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<v Speaker 1>his back on me. Marcus, what's going on? He's just

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<v Speaker 1>carrying me now, Marcus. I took two steps ahead, and

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<v Speaker 1>so did he. Is this guy crazy? I again took

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<v Speaker 1>two steps, and Marcus did the same. I looked back

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<v Speaker 1>at the elevator and felt Marcus's head turning as well.

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<v Speaker 1>Moment I looked at him again, I saw his back.

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<v Speaker 1>He was mimicking my every move like a puppet. Stop it,

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<v Speaker 1>just turn around. What are you trying to You must

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<v Speaker 1>turn around. I turned around, and holy smokes, Marcus was

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<v Speaker 1>now standing right behind me, facing his back at me.

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<v Speaker 1>I walked towards him, screaming how did you get behind

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<v Speaker 1>me so fast? And he mimicked my footsteps again, walking

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<v Speaker 1>straight inside the elevator. I stopped in fear as he

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<v Speaker 1>turned around and said, I'm sorry. There's no other way,

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<v Speaker 1>no way