The elevator door opened on the next floor and a women looking to get in took in the scene.

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Quite by accident, the elevator door opened on the wrong floor.

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Leandro Erlich's "Stuck Elevator" (2011) is more complex: A freestanding box, about the size of an elevator shaft, it reveals, through an open door, the elevator's lifting mechanism and, through a gap at the bottom, the interior of the cabin, with a newspaper on the floor.

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Every time the elevator halted and the door opened I held my breath, afraid the person joining me on the ride had seen the screwup and would ply me with questions.

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You try to find the Door Open button but the elevator closes.

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Devade shows the Central American to the door, shakes his hand, and the visitor, instead of waiting for the elevator, rushes down the stairs.

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