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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 *=:~:.....
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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 ..........
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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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