The first staircases had people waiting patiently at the top for generations. The second half of the invention was greeted with a festival that lasted a week.
From the History desk. Fact No. 025. According to the Chronicle of Upward Progress.
Correction: this is not true.
Fig. 1. A flight of stairs in section, after the Chronicle of Upward Progress.Correction: This diagram shows something that is not true.
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