The Paternoster
“My friend’s court session was on an upper floor, and with delight he showed me how we would get there. Like a functional artifact, there it was: a paternoster. This antiquarian elevator, a silent-movie fixture, (there’s one in Metropolis) consists of small open compartments cycling in a slow vertical loop. Passengers can board or exit on any floor, at any time...”
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