Broken Escalator: Recent Episodes
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On October 5th of last year, the escalators at West Edmonton Mall shut down simultaneously due to what was believed to be a series of mechanical failures, stranding thousands on the second floor. By the time a rescue operation could be organized and mounted, nearly everyone on the mall’s upper level had been killed, and to this day few people, if any, understand what really happened during the period when that area of the mall was cut off from the rest of the world.
My name is Christopher Munroe, and this is the story of what happened to me. This isn't the whole story of what happened at West Edmonton Mall that horrible day, but it is my story. This is the story of the people I met, the things I had to endure, and the lengths I went to, to survive... a broken escalator.
The true force behind the escalator breakdown is revealed, and we’re returned to where we began.
I discover the aftermath of the events at the Water Park, and learn how far I’m willing to go to survive.
From the depths of despair comes the hint of hope, and we set out into the mall, one last time…
Back at our escalator, the threat of starvation is faced and, eventually, overcome. But at what cost?
Andrew discovers the source of the mysterious graffiti, but can he live with the knowledge?
Disaster strikes, and in it’s aftermath I’m cast out of the Zellers hallway, sent back to my escalator in shame.
Setting out to explore the mall, I discover a neighboring tribe near Zellers, led by a mysterious, charismatic figure with a plan to escape the mall. But is all what it seems?
After a disasterous rescue attempt, the people around my escalator and I decide that, if we're going to find our way back to the first floor, we're going to have to do it ourselves.
Tempers flare as the people trapped by the escalator breakdown realize we aren't being rescued any time soon, but as things go from bad to worse, we come to realize how much we need one another.
My arrival at the mall, for what I thought would be an ordinary day of shopping, is interrupted by an unexpected escalator breakdown...