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A CASTLE FOR EVERY MAN 



LET us SAY that the year is 194-. You have decided that you 

 need a new home. You will be able to order it from your 

 local department store or from an agent in your town who 

 sells cars, "family-size" airplanes, helicopters, and houses. 

 You will make a down payment on the house and arrange to 

 pay the balance in installments. Since you have already rented 

 a lot, you will now order a local contractor to build the 

 cement piers that will be required for the foundation of your 

 new home. This done, you will set the date for the delivery 

 of your house and at the same time you will order the mov- 

 ing men to deliver your furniture. 



When the day comes, your new dwelling will arrive in a 

 large truck. Six men have been sent along to erect your house. 

 They will haul the floor, wall, and ceiling panels from the 

 truck. Meanwhile a crane will lift the utility unit from the 

 truck and place it on the foundation. This unit is the "heart" 

 of your house. It consists of a section of the bathroom and 

 kitchen floors, plus the upright wall dividing the two rooms, 

 and all the bathroom and kitchen equipment. The copper 

 pipes for water and drains are inside the panels of the utility 

 units, ready to be connected with the utility lines from the 

 street. 



When the "heart" of the house is in place, the other sec- 

 tions are fitted together around it. They fit snugly and are 

 airtight. Next come the room panels and the outside wall pan- 

 els which form the frame of the house. Then the roof and 

 ceiling panels are lifted into position and fastened down. 



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