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~......... CREATED IN THE TWENTY EIGHTIES AS A .........~
.......... CHEAP AND OPEN SOURCE WAY OF DEALING ..........
.......... WITH CONSTANT FLOODS AND A RISING SEA ..........
.......... LEVEL. ..........
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.......... THE "HOUSE" WOULD CONSIST OF A STACK OF ..........
.......... FLOOR MODULES, EACH A SQUARE OF THIRTY ..........
.......... SIX SQUARE METERS. THESE COULD BE MADE ..........
~......... OUT OF VARIOUS MATERIALS SUCH AS CARBON .........~
\~........ FIBER OR PLASTIC, NOT NECESSARILY THE ........~\
*\~....... SAME FOR EACH FLOOR. .......~\*
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%*\~...... THE LOWEST FLOOR WOULD USUALLY HAVE A ......~\*%
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\~........ VARIOUS LADDERS. ........~\
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.......... * CLIMATE . HOUSING . MODULAR * ..........
.......... * SUBURBS . OPEN SOURCE * ..........
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