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514- Train Set: Track Two

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Why Are There So Many Ficulars in Wellington?

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There are hundreds of local finiculars in Wellington, New Zealand. They range from like a fiberglass bucket on a single rail to effectively a beautiful little room elevator that mimics the style of your home. It's not so much that the city itself, as a public entity, needs them; it's that all of these homeowners do because they're crammed in between water and craggy hills.

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