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"artifact. The World Gamers brought their exhibit from Philadelphia to Vancouver in one camper truck pulling one trailer.
"The World Gamers first dug circular trenches slightly larger in diameter than the domes’ circular bases. As they trenched they threw their shovelfuls of Earth into the enclosed circle and leveled it to form an elevated base for each dome. On the top of the Earth they laid edge-overlapping corrugated aluminum panels which were surmounted first by aluminized foamboard to reradiate heat, and next by plywood, and again by indoor-outdoor carpeting. This made a very comfortable, springy and dry floor.
"They anchored the domes so that they could not blow away, for the domes weighed only 225 pounds each.
“Three of the domes were positioned in a triangular pattern with ten feet between them. A high pole was mounted at the center of the triangular area, which in turn supported a watertight translucent canopy. The large between-domes triangular area below the canopy was covered with the”
