The Chute Author:Albert Halper There it was, the big black chute down which packages slid endlessly--great crates, small boxes, everything, including the lives and ambitions of the employees of The Golden Rule Mail Order House. — Paul wanted to be an architect, took the shipping job "just for the money," and watched the diabolical chute swallow every hope he had. — Twenty-five ... more »feet around, it stood there, its gaping mouth open, waiting for more goods, more dreams, more worlds. How could one man, one family, one generation fight its awesome power?« less