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we sang karaoke. it was a harmless night. it was late and most of us were ready for bed. we left the room and headed for the elevator. the elevator was plush and mirrored. we piled in and headed down. we should have known something was amiss when we stopped at the fourth, third and second floor without pushing any buttons.

after the second floor the elevator made a couple sloth-like trips up and down the shaft. we went to the roof, down to the basement and back to the roof. we couldn’t open the door and pushing buttons didn’t change anything. i decided i was going to die in a hotel elevator in long xuyen.

finally we got on the intercom with someone at the front desk. they somehow controlled the elevator and safely returned us to the ground floor. i’m happy to say i’m alive.