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Reminds me a bit of how in England the 1st floor is one floor above the ground, whereas in the USA the 1st floor IS the ground floor.
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Looking out the window, Picknar said, “Thoos, you do know we’re five stories up, right?” Thoos said, “Heh. We call this the basement, even though technically it’s not. But we call it that because it’s lower than the main house. And under here is the sub-basement, and then the sub-sub basement, and then the sub-sub-sub basement, and then the-” Exasperated, Rodrigo said, “I for one feel that jumping to our death is preferable to hearing more about sub-basements.” Going out the window, Thoos said, “No need for suicide yet. We can go along the roof. There’s no way to climb down, but there are ledges all the way around.” Thoos stood on the ledge, looking back at the others, and said, “I used to spend a lot of time on the roof as a teen, looking at the stars and dreaming of a more perilous life.” Picknar said, “Well, looks like your dreams came true.” Thoos said, “If you think being tortured is bad, just imagine having to attending the cocktail parties my parents used to make me go to.”
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