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Post by Dante on Sept 15, 2019 3:25:13 GMT -5
I think it's reasonably likely that the second elevator shaft once did contain a second elevator, but that Olaf or Esmé disabled it so that it could not be employed by their enemies. The U.A. hints at the existence of a floor above the penthouse; perhaps the elevator is parked there when Olaf isn't using it, and he summons it via some unnoticed call button at the bottom, and departs from it at the top via a hatch in the floor. In general, though, this is one of the many mysteries of TEE which probably has as its answer that Daniel Handler had to rush this book to meet his deadline (Slate.com). |
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Post by Optimism is my Phil-osophy on Sept 16, 2019 4:41:41 GMT -5
I must agree that Dante's hypothesis is consistent, but not the only one. In fact, Olaf's ladder could simply be brought and carried by the secret trapdoor. Olaf's entire plan on TEE may have been accomplished through the tunnel and trapdoor using a ladder to install the Net. About the original elevator, I don't know where it is. But I suspect it was removed by VFD when the secret base was disabled.
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Post by Foxy on Sept 17, 2019 12:57:02 GMT -5
That's pretty impressive that he turned out what I thought was one of the best books in the series even though he was crunched for time.
I don't think there are any ladders that long that someone could carry to an elevator shaft. He would have gotten stuck in the hallway. I kind of thought maybe he had just the platform of an elevator which he was somehow able to use.
Do you know how interesting a Quagmire series would be??? We would have the answers to a lot of questions... like, "Where are the Quagmires now?"
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