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        "Children",
        "People below raised decks"
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                    "text": "Which references are standard?",
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                  {
                    "text": "How did the residential deck develop in twentieth-century housing?",
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                    "text": "Which entry fits the history of housing?",
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    "Should noryo-yuka be a separate entry?",
    "How should building codes be linked by jurisdiction?",
    "The registry entry has merged aliases naming a Japanese form and a sun deck; should they be split off?"
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