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"An elderly lady has been stuck in her eighth floor flat in Germany for three months, all because of a broken lift in the housing block she lives in. Ruth Kochan in Jena, Thuringia requires a walker to support her, and took the lift every time as she struggled to tackle the several flights of stairs. However, since November when the lift caught fire, the 87-year-old has not been able to leave her floor, Die Welt newspaper reports. Kochan can now only walk the small distance along her balcony each day, compared to her daily outings before. She said: &amp;quot;I&amp;#039;m trapped here, like in a bird&amp;#039;s nest.&amp;quot; Kochan is completely dependent on the kindness of her friends and neighbours to bring her shopping up the stairs. Her rent has been cut by 30% until the lift is repaired. "^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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