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A woman works on the 45th floor of a building.... Why does she use the stairs in the morning and the elevator at night?

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A woman works on the 45th floor of a building.... Why does she use the stairs in the morning and the elevator at night?
posted Sep 11, 2015 by Mohammed Hussain

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