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With no more room to build out, they built up. They salvaged what they could from the burnt pier to reinforce the pilings of the one that remained. They extracted the skylights from the existing structures on the pier and quickly sealed the voids. Rooms once infused with sunlight now sat dark, though a necessary sacrifice for the good of the town. With the first floor secure, they could then build the two new floors to house the refugees.