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Arthur Chamberlains life is in disarray. His struggling one-man engineering firm is on the brink of failure, and his beautiful secretary, Estelle, seems oblivious to his existence. But when his Manhattan office building unexpectedly slips into the fourth dimension, everything changes. Suddenly, Madison Square is transformed into a landscape of wigwams, and its up to Arthur to devise a brilliant plan to bring his building—and his life—back to the future. Originally published in the February 22, 1919 issue of Argosy magazine, The Runaway Skyscraper is a thrilling tale of ingenuity ...

Two buffoons, Ed and Harry, are trapped in their tower block apartments following an apocalypse neither of them remembers, knowing only that daylight is deadly and that they must at all times wear totally immersion, body seal suits, and masks, Ed, doesn’t care why there is always food in the fridge. He is quite happy to remain in his apartment and immerse himself in history books. On the other hand, Harry is bored stupid and is determined to trick Ed into leaving their building and trekking across the rubble in search of answers.