Next time you're on an escalator someplace, keep your wits about you. 

Today's story is "Descending," by Thomas M Disch. It appeared in the July 1964 issue of "Fantstic Stories of Imangination" on pages 70 to 82.

Today's story is dedicated to listener Ed Pearson. Thank you for the great recommendation.

Thomas Michael Disch (February 2, 1940 – July 4, 2008) was an American science fiction writer and poet. He won the Hugo Award for Best Related Book – previously called "Best Non-Fiction Book" – in 1999, and he had two other Hugo nominations and nine Nebula Award nominations to his credit, plus one win of the John W. Campbell Memorial Award, a Rhysling Award, and two Seiun Awards, among others.

In the 1960s, his work began appearing in science-fiction magazines. His critically acclaimed science fiction novels, "The Genocides," "Camp Concentration," and "334" are major contributions to the New Wave science fiction movement.

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