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@@...@@@.. the "house" would consist of a stack of .@......@.
@@@..@.@@. floor modules, each a square of thirty ..@.......
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..@.@@...@ fiber or plastic, not necessarily the @@...@....
....@@@..@ same for each floor. .@@...@...
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......@@@. the house would be hung on a "mast", a .@.@@...@.
......@.@@ ridged metal pole extending between ...@@@...@
@.......@@ fifty and a hundred meters. a mechanism ...@.@@...
.@......@. within each floor would enable them to .....@@@..
..@....... climb up or down the mast, together or .....@.@@.
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@@...@.... the lowest floor would usually have a .........@
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