Word: aufzug
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...might be mellow. By teams of four, then singly, Judge Taylor had them brought into another room, where bright light made them burst into song. If they were reticent, he shook a wooden rattle, coaxed, "Come on, boy." Listening for Rolls, Gluckes, Bells, Schokels, Flutes, and for faults- Hard Aufzug, Bad Nasal Tour, Ugly Interjection-he awarded points, to the best between 60 and 80 out of a possible 100. Weary after three days' hearings, Judge Taylor gave the show's championship to year-old Golden Gate Special, a soft yellow male Roller owned by Howard W. Lewis...
...elevator is sometimes called Aufzug (Uptrain) in Germany, more often Fahrsthl (Travel-chair), but whatever it is called, it is always exclusive. Apartment house elevators are few and far between. Service elevators are unknown. Such lifts as there are are proudly marked "Nur für Herrschaften"-"For Gentry Only!" It is always understood, and generally written in the lease, that no messengers, delivery boys, or servants may ride in the lift except when the servant is accompanied by the employer or the employer's dog, cat, etc. That has been the rule, but last week...
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