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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 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  ,,,,,.»†%§
%†».,,,,,,               individually.              ,,,,,,.»†%
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».,,,,,,,,   the lowest floor would usually have a  ,,,,,,,,.»
.,,,,,,,,,  loading dock, a balcony/front door, and ,,,,,,,,,.
».,,,,,,,,             various ladders.             ,,,,,,,,.»
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#¶§§%†».,,      % climate . housing . modular %     ,,.»†%§§¶#
##¶§§%†».,        % suburbs . open source %         ,.»†%§§¶##
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