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The term mezzanine in literature is often used to evoke a sense of an intermediary, liminal space that bridges public and private realms or different levels of experience. Authors use it not only to describe a physical structure—such as an intermediate floor in hotels, theaters, or mansions [1][2][3]—but also to hint at subtle shifts in narrative perspective or social interaction, as seen when characters move between levels or observe events from a vantage point above the main action [4][5][6]. In some works, the mezzanine carries an air of exclusivity or transition, marking a boundary between distinct zones of activity or emotion, and its varied depictions underscore its symbolic role in setting the stage for unfolding drama [7][8][9].
  1. The hotel elevator dropped us off in the main vestibule on the mezzanine.
    — from Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Seas: An Underwater Tour of the World by Jules Verne
  2. The mezzanine floor consisted of private rooms and had a separate exit to the boulevard!
    — from The Blonde LadyBeing a Record of the Duel of Wits between Arsène Lupin and the English Detective by Maurice Leblanc
  3. The mezzanine floor of the department store was arranged as a lounge or waiting room for customers.
    — from Dorothy Dixon and the Double Cousin by Dorothy Wayne
  4. Stanton, watching them narrowly from the vantage-point afforded by the galleried mezzanine, drew his own conclusions.
    — from The Real Man by Francis Lynde
  5. "But last evening, while I was waiting for him to finish his talk with some mining men, I was standing in the mezzanine, looking down into the lobby.
    — from The Real Man by Francis Lynde
  6. I knew that she frequently wrote letters in the mezzanine at this hour, and got as far as the top of the staircase in my effort to join her.
    — from Initials Only by Anna Katharine Green
  7. He crossed to the stairs, spilled pages crackling like a fall of dry leaves under his step, and sprinted up the first short flight to the mezzanine.
    — from Small World by William F. Nolan
  8. Within, presents in its frontage a mezzanine-storey, and lofty Venetian windows, reminding one of the old-fashioned assembly-room façade.
    — from Club Life of London, Vol. 2 (of 2) With Anecdotes of the Clubs, Coffee-Houses and Taverns of the Metropolis During the 17th, 18th, and 19th Centuries by John Timbs
  9. He walked in, accosted the first man he saw, and was waved to a flight of stairs reaching a mezzanine floor.
    — from Burned Bridges by Bertrand W. Sinclair

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