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..&&..&&&& ## MASS-PRODUCTION TREEHOUSE ## ....&&&&&.
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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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