Mornings to remember. #9

With the door locked we proceeded to head back down, no route seemed viable and it was getting late. My accomplice casually suggested that he could climb up from one of the balconies, if one was open. We began to slowly walk down, checking the balconies on every floor, the triangular staircase dizzying us as we descended. 37, 36, 35, we descended quicker and quicker, the idea becoming more and more absurd with every floor. I'd thought at this point the idea was written off for sure, but as he pushed down on the handle, the door swung open and the balcony of floor 28 revealed itself...