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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. ....&&..&&
.&&&&&&... &&&.......
..&&&&..&& 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. ...&&&&&&&
....&&..&& &&..&&&&&&
.&&....... 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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