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and plaited strings. Finally a covering of earth, perhaps 2 feet or 

 more in thickness, was placed over the grass. 



The corners of the building were closed by using much smaller 

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ends leaned up against the structure to which they were attached. 

 These poles were set in the arc of a circle at the corner, and being 

 smaller than the posts used in the wall, and not set nearly so deep, 

 their molds are easily distinguishable from the post molds of the 

 side-wall logs. This gave to the structure the rounded appearance 

 at the corners. 



