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Elisha Otis and the Safety Catch: How the Elevator Learned to Carry People
Suggested level: B1, B2
Before 1854, elevators carried crates, not people. Elisha Otis's small safety catch changed that, and buildings began to grow. A short story in English, with words and a grammar pattern.
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