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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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