They had to be small enough for people on the top floors to climb stairs. People could not be expected to climb a mountain at the end of their journey to work, or home.

那就是楼房必须能让顶层的居民上下方便，人们下班回家后肯定不想像爬山那样去爬楼梯。

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Luck may take you up to the head of the curve, but you can be a happy storyteller earning a decent wage without having to climb up that steep slope to the top.

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