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"A rigid hierarchy meant things like riding the floor buffer while a sophomore operated it. My weight on the machin would enhance the floor`s sheen, or so ran a theory."

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    The rigid class structure and 'line of command' meant things such as my riding on the floor buffer while a sophomore student operated the machine. It was thought that my weight on the rotating brushes would had to the sheen (shine) of the floor.
    A floor bufferis a machine that rotates brushes over a wooden or tiled floor that has just been waxed.
    Sitting on the machine would be a lowly task. The writer had a job with low status at the time.

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