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Barrels on Every Roof

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From above, the roofs of Manhattan share one shape: a round wooden barrel on four thin legs, with a cone on top. Polly had seen many but did not know what they were.

A raccoon carpenter worked alone on the roof, fitting wooden boards into a circle with no glue and no nails. Steel ri...

A raccoon carpenter worked alone on the roof, fitting wooden boards into a circle with no glue and no nails. Steel rings held it together, tightened from outside. A family business has built these since eighteen sixty-six.

The city says any tall building must have one on the roof, since water pressure cannot reach that high alone. Gravity...

The city says any tall building must have one on the roof, since water pressure cannot reach that high alone. Gravity pushes water down through the pipes when a tap opens below.

Many thousands of these tanks stand across the city. Polly watched the last ring go on tight, then flew to the next r...

Many thousands of these tanks stand across the city. Polly watched the last ring go on tight, then flew to the next roof.

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