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,,~=%$&££#  six square meters. these could be made  #££&$%=~,,
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,,,~~~%&&£ fifty and a hundred meters. a mechanism  £&&%~~~,,,
,,,,==%$£#  within each floor would enable them to  #£$%==,,,,
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,,~=%$&££#  loading dock, a balcony/front door, and #££&$%=~,,
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