stackyFACTSWhen a hill is too steep for a road but too awkward for stairs, you get a sideways elevator. The cabin remains perfectly level while the entire contraption drags you up a bizarre diagonal track, offering a painfully slow, weirdly angled ascent to your hillside destination.
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