“While the pharaohs may not have been into town planning, they had a pretty good idea of where their pyramids were going to go. With a 30 year lead time this was no project to procrastinate over! First, a plan is needed, and make allowance for high density building, the children want their places too. The bigger the pyramid, the fewer the occupants. That’s wealth in action.”
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