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Tbe station is set up on pillars so that drifts blow under and through rather than collecting, as they do with the dome. The pillars are bolted to a rigid steel frame that rests on wide wooden footings. Nevertkeless, the station has been sinking at 12 cm /yr, three times faster than the anticipated rate. Filename: 144_4493.JPG