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8.A Sad Story Jim met two friends in the street. Come back to my apartment for a meal, he said. You can see the whole of the city from my bedroom window. His two friends agreed and they went back with Jim to the apartment building where he lived on the 40th floor. When they arrived, however, the elevator was out of order. Im sorry, Jim said, well have to walk. But its forty floors! they said. Well talk as we climb, Jim said. You can tell me the new jokes youve heard and when we get to my apartment Ill tell you a story. His friends agreed and they started to climb the forty flights of stairs