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That certainly is a distinctive landscape.  Does anybody know of any literary (or otherwise) allusion?  [[Special:Contributions/108.162.219.223|108.162.219.223]] 02:24, 8 January 2014 (UTC)
 
That certainly is a distinctive landscape.  Does anybody know of any literary (or otherwise) allusion?  [[Special:Contributions/108.162.219.223|108.162.219.223]] 02:24, 8 January 2014 (UTC)
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:I can't help but think  of the Wood Between the Worlds from The Chronicles of Narnia. It's probably not it, though. Those look more like lakes than pools of water. Also, there's that larger body of water.
  
 
Why are the floors labeled backwards from the reality, with the lowest floor at the top? Is this common in the U.S.?[[Special:Contributions/141.101.81.220|141.101.81.220]] 13:21, 19 May 2014 (UTC)
 
Why are the floors labeled backwards from the reality, with the lowest floor at the top? Is this common in the U.S.?[[Special:Contributions/141.101.81.220|141.101.81.220]] 13:21, 19 May 2014 (UTC)
 
:No, most, if not all, buildings in the US have the highest floor on top and the lowest floor on bottom, with everything else in descending order as you look from top to bottom. [[User:Mulan15262|Mulan15262]] ([[User talk:Mulan15262|talk]]) 03:33, 10 June 2014 (UTC)Mulan15262
 
:No, most, if not all, buildings in the US have the highest floor on top and the lowest floor on bottom, with everything else in descending order as you look from top to bottom. [[User:Mulan15262|Mulan15262]] ([[User talk:Mulan15262|talk]]) 03:33, 10 June 2014 (UTC)Mulan15262

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That certainly is a distinctive landscape. Does anybody know of any literary (or otherwise) allusion? 108.162.219.223 02:24, 8 January 2014 (UTC)

I can't help but think of the Wood Between the Worlds from The Chronicles of Narnia. It's probably not it, though. Those look more like lakes than pools of water. Also, there's that larger body of water.

Why are the floors labeled backwards from the reality, with the lowest floor at the top? Is this common in the U.S.?141.101.81.220 13:21, 19 May 2014 (UTC)

No, most, if not all, buildings in the US have the highest floor on top and the lowest floor on bottom, with everything else in descending order as you look from top to bottom. Mulan15262 (talk) 03:33, 10 June 2014 (UTC)Mulan15262