Responsa for Bava Metzia 233:2
אם תמצא לומר שניהם דרין בו כשהוא משתמש דרך פתחים משתמש או דרך גגין משתמש מי אמר כדמעיקרא מה מעיקרא דרך גגין השתא נמי דרך גגין או דלמא מצי אמר ליה עלייה קבילי עלאי עלייה וירידה לא קבילי עלאי
Do we say, It must be as originally: just as it was then by way of the roof, so now likewise. Or perhaps, he can say to him, 'I undertook to ascend, but not to ascend and descend.' Now, should you rule that he can say to him, 'I did not undertake to ascend and descend,' what of two storeys, one on top of the other? Now, if the upper one was broken through, he can certainly descend and dwell in the lower one; but if the lower one was broken through, can he ascend and dwell<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' [Cf. Tosaf. Cur. edd. read instead 'entirely', which is rightly omitted in most texts.] ');"><sup>2</sup></span>
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