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# Civilization must go on.
- URL: https://www.projectevan.com/civilization-must-go-on/
- Published: 2026-10-18T18:48:00.000Z
- Updated: 2026-10-18T18:47:59.000Z
- Author: Evan Mercer
- Tags: Sloane Occurrences, jokes

![Two city workers use ropes and pulleys to haul a businessman up a staircase beside a broken escalator in a transit station.](https://storage.ghost.io/c/e8/88/e88830a3-d951-4682-b91c-ff9b3de17f28/content/images/2026/10/sun_temporary_escalator-1.jpg)