“The officers entered the Clinic with Noda. Passing through the mouth-like lobby, they proceeded along endlessly winding corridors and stairways lit only by red night lights, like a journey through the innards of a body, before at last finding themselves on the fourth floor. Yamaji’s research had already told them that Inui lived on the fourth floor, but it would have been too dangerous to use the elevator. Elevators commonly appear in dreams as symbols of sexual desires. As such, they thought it highly probable that the elevator would be used for an attack from the subconscious.”
― Yasutaka Tsutsui, Paprika: A Novel
机器翻译，仅供参考：
“军官们和野田一起进了诊所。他们像口一般穿过大厅，沿着无休止地蜿蜒的走廊和只有红色夜光照亮的楼梯前进，像是穿过一具尸体的内脏，最后才发现自己在四楼。山井的研究已经告诉他们，因努伊住在四楼，但是使用电梯太危险了。电梯通常出现在梦中作为性欲的象征。因此，他们认为电梯极有可能被用于潜意识的攻击。”