This page lists all Grand Cathay buildings. As usual, province capitals can build up to Tier V and have eight slots, while minor settlements can only build to level III and have four slots each.
Chains[ | ]
Settlement[ | ]
| Building | Chain | Tier | Effect | Turns | Cost | Requirements | Description |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Hamlet
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Province Capital | I | Income generated: 150
Defensive supplies: +500 Growth: +10 Corruption: -1 Grants 1 construction slot in the settlement Unlocks recruitment of: Provides garrison: |
3 | 1000 | Major Settlement | Small peasant dwellings clustered together, normally close to rice paddies, perhaps with a humble ancestral shrine at its centre. |
| Village
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II | Income generated: 200
Defensive supplies: +500 Growth: +20 Corruption: -2 Grants 2 construction slot in the settlement Unlocks recruitment of: Provides garrison: |
4 | 2000 | Major Settlement, 1 Population Surplus | The villages of Cathay fall under the edicts and censors of the Dragon Empire. They are mainly peasant homes, but some will have local administrative houses. | |
| Town
|
III | Income generated: 250
Defensive supplies: +500 Growth: +30 Corruption: -2 Grants 3 construction slot in the settlement When outside Wood Elves, Ogre, or Norscan homeland:
Provides garrison: |
5 | 4000 | Major Settlement, 2 Population Surplus | Towns are bustling settlements where nobles and peasants alike mingle and go about the business of empire, under the purview of the Dragon. | |
| City
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IV | Income generated: 350
Defensive supplies: +500 Growth: +40 Corruption: -2 Grants 5 construction slot in the settlement When outside Wood Elves, Ogre, or Norscan homeland:
Provides garrison: |
6 | 8000 | Major Settlement, 4 Population Surplus | Cities are few and far between, but those that exist are teeming with life: thousands of subjects all ready to serve the Emperor's whims. | |
| Province Capital
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V | Income generated: 500
Defensive supplies: +500 Growth: +50 Corruption: -2 Grants 7 construction slot in the settlement When outside Wood Elves, Ogre, or Norscan homeland:
Provides garrison: |
7 | 16000 | Major Settlement, 5 Population Surplus | The regional, administrative and defensive centres of the Celestial Dragon Empire are sprawling conurbations that make so-called cities in the west look like mere hamlets. | |
| Hamlet
|
Minor Settlement | I | Income generated: 150
Defensive supplies: +500 Growth: +10 Corruption: -1 Grants 1 construction slot in the settlement Unlocks recruitment of: Provides garrison: |
3 | 1000 | Minor Settlement | Small peasant dwellings clustered together, normally close to rice paddies, perhaps with a humble ancestral shrine at its centre. |
| Village
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II | Income generated: 200
Defensive supplies: +500 Growth: +20 Corruption: -2 Grants 2 construction slot in the settlement Unlocks recruitment of: Provides garrison: |
4 | 2000 | Minor Settlement, 1 Population Surplus | The villages of Cathay fall under the edicts and censors of the Dragon Empire. They are mainly peasant homes, but some will have local administrative houses. | |
| Town
|
III | Income generated: 250
Defensive supplies: +500 Growth: +30 Corruption: -2 Grants 3 construction slot in the settlement When outside Wood Elves, Ogre, or Norscan homeland:
Provides garrison: |
5 | 4000 | Minor Settlement, 2 Population Surplus | Towns are bustling settlements where nobles and peasants alike mingle and go about the business of empire, under the purview of the Dragon. |
Basic Military[ | ]
| Building | Chain | Tier | Effect | Turns | Cost | Requirements |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Training Camp
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Jade Barracks | I | Unlocks recruitment of:
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1 | 750 | |
| Dormitory
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II | Unlocks recruitment of:
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2 | 1500 | ||
| Jade Barracks
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III | Unlocks recruitment of:
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3 | 2500 | ||
 Corral
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Stables | I | Unlocks recruitment of:
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1 | 750 | |
| Jade Stables
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III | Unlocks recruitment of:
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3 | 2500 | ||
| Longma Paddocks
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V | Unlocks recruitment of:
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5 | 8000 | Major Settlement | |
 Nan-Gau Forge
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Forge | II | Unlocks recruitment of:
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2 | 1500 | |
| Powder Magazine
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III | Unlocks recruitment of:
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3 | 2500 | ||
| Fire Rain Silo
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IV | Unlocks recruitment of:
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4 | 4000 | Major Settlement |
Advanced Military[ | ]
| Building | Chain | Tier | Effect | Turns | Cost | Requirements |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Celestial Barracks
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Armoury | IV | Recruit rank: +2
Unlocks recruitment of:
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5 | 8000 | Major Settlement |
| Celestial Armoury
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V | Recruit rank: +4
Unlocks recruitment of:
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6 | 10000 | ||
| Celestial Tower
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Celestial | III | Research rate: +5%
Unlocks recruitment of:
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4 | 3000 | Major Settlement |
 Celestial Observatory
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IV | Research rate: +6%
Hero capacity: +1 for Astromancer Unlocks recruitment of:
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5 | 5000 | ||
| Celestial Beacon
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V | Research rate: +8%
Hero capacity: +1 for Astromancer Unlocks recruitment of:
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6 | 10000 | ||
 Alchemist Tower
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Sky Port | III | Campaign line of sight: +50%
Hero capacity: +1 for Alchemist Local recruitment capacity: +1 Unlocks recruitment of:
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4 | 3000 | |
| Mooring Tower
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V | Campaign line of sight: +75%
Hero capacity: +1 for Alchemist Local recruitment capacity: +2 Global recruitment capacity: +1 Unlocks recruitment of:
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6 | 10000 | Major Settlement |
Infrastructure[ | ]
Cathay infrastructure buildings each have a Yin and Yang version which cannot be constructed in the same settlement.
| Building | Chain | Tier | Effect | Turns | Cost | Requirements | Description |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Labour Conscription Bureau
|
Civic (Yang) | I | Growth: +10
Construction cost: -4% for all buildings (local province) Prevents construction of Tea Parlour building Harmony: +1 Yang |
1 | 475 | In Cathay, labour is bountiful and life is cheap, full of willing workers to help raise the nation into a new era. The bureaus ensure compliance. | |
| Bamboo Scaffold Depot
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II | Growth: +20
Construction cost: -5% for all buildings (local province) Harmony: +1 Yang |
2 | 950 | Larger, taller buildings require acres of bamboo scaffolding to surround the structure as they are raised. | ||
| Lumber Mill
|
III | Growth: +30
Construction cost: -6% for all buildings (local province) Harmony: +1 Yang |
3 | 1425 | Lumber is collected from nation's many rich forests of bamboo, ferns, redwoods and fruit trees. The wood is used in many things, including construction. | ||
 Tea Parlour
|
Civic (Yin) | I | Growth: +10
Income from all buildings: +2% (local province) Prevents construction of Labour Conscription Bureau building Harmony: +1 Yin |
1 | 500 | While the savage children of the north and west make time for war, the Cathayans make time for tea. | |
| Contemplation Gardens
|
II | Growth: +20
Income from all buildings: +4% (local province) Harmony: +1 Yin |
2 | 1000 | Landscaping is an art held dear by Cathayans, said to invigorate the Yin breezes at night, and so gardens of contemplation are located across the nation. | ||
| Administration Centre
|
III | Growth: +30
Income from all buildings: +6% (local province) Harmony: +1 Yin |
3 | 1500 | While under the purview of the Jade Dragon, the many-limbed bureaucracy of the Empire flows with the will of the Empress' agents. | ||
 Wares Market
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Industry (Yang) | I | Income generated: 100
Prevents construction of Spice Market building Harmony: +1 Yang |
1 | 475 | Most basic goods, from rice to furs, to more common seasonings can be found in the bazaars and markets across the Celestial Empire. | |
| Merchant Caravans
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II | Income generated: 200
Harmony: +1 Yang |
2 | 950 | Merchant Caravans travel across Cathay exporting local goods, and bringing wares from across the provinces. | ||
| Trade Exchange
|
III | Income generated: 300
Harmony: +1 Yang |
3 | 1425 | Larger settlements have whole districts full of myriad goods, peddled by strange and foreign folk who have come from across the world in strange caravans. | ||
 Spice Market
|
Industry (Yin) | I | Income generated: 150
Income from trade tariffs: +2% Prevents construction of Wares Market building Harmony: +1 Yin |
1 | 500 | Cathay is abundant with strange - to foreign tongues - spices which are used in medicine, by apothecaries from across the world and to flavour food. | |
| Gem Factors
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II | Income generated: 200
Income from trade tariffs: +4% Harmony: +1 Yin |
2 | 1000 | Opals, agates, sapphires and jade are mined in Cathay and turned into beautiful stones by the nation's skilled artisans. | ||
| Goods Emporium
|
III | Income generated: 250
Income from trade tariffs: +6% Harmony: +1 Yin |
3 | 1500 | The most exotic wares, from furs of extinct creatures to bespoke arcane items are found here, under the Moon Empress' glare. | ||
 Conscription Office
|
Conscription (Yang) | I | Control: +2
Recruit rank: +2 for Peasant Long Spearmen and Peasant Archers units (armies in region) Prevents construction of Conscription Field building Harmony: +1 Yang |
1 | 950 | When called, all must serve in the Dragon Emperor's legions. Even the most humble farmer or hunter will be summoned to the local conscription administrator. | |
| Temple of Yang
|
II | Control: +4
Recruit rank: +4 for Peasant Long Spearmen and Peasant Archers units (armies in region) Harmony: +1 Yang |
2 | 1425 | The temples and shrines of Cathay are many, of which a majority are dedicated to the Dragon Emperor, ensure the spirit of his subjects remains harmonious. | ||
| Yang Sanctuary
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III | Control: +5
Recruit rank: +6 for Peasant Long Spearmen and Peasant Archers units (armies in region) Harmony: +1 Yang |
3 | 1900 | Sanctuaries are places where the soldiery of Empire are attended by monks of healing, learned in the restorative arts, whose patron is Emperor Xen Yang. | ||
 Conscription Field
|
Conscription (Yin) | I | Control: +2
Casualty replenishment rate: +3% (armies in region) Recruitment cost: -40% for Peasant Long Spearmen and Peasant Archers units (armies in region) Prevents construction of Conscription Office building Harmony: +1 Yin |
1 | 1000 | It is through the grace of Quai Yin, the patron of archers, that the conscription fields of the Celestial Empire are full of keen trainees. | |
| Shrine of Yin
|
II | Control: +2
Casualty replenishment rate: +6% (armies in region) Recruitment cost: -60% for Peasant Long Spearmen and Peasant Archers units (armies in region) Harmony: +1 Yin |
2 | 1500 | There are many shrines in Cathay to ensure the spiritual fulfilment of its people, of which a goodly portion are dedicated to the Moon Empress. | ||
| Yin Lodge
|
III | Control: +3
Casualty replenishment rate: +9% (armies in region) Recruitment cost: -80% for Peasant Long Spearmen and Peasant Archers units (armies in region) Harmony: +1 Yin |
3 | 2000 | The lodges are for veterans of the wars. They are welcoming places staffed by widows and widowers, and funded by the benevolence of Quai Yin. |
Port[ | ]
| Building | Chain | Tier | Effect | Turns | Cost | Requirements | Description |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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Port | 1 | Income generated: 100
Growth: +10 |
2 | ??? | coastal settlement | The docks are where junks and other cargo ships will offload their wares be they spices, grains, and other exotic goods. |
|
3 | Income generated: 300
Growth: +20 |
4 | 3000 | coastal settlement | The rivers of Cathay are the lifeblood of the Empire. Day and night, junks sail up and across, delivering people and cargo to the ports. | |
|
5 | Income generated: 500
Growth: +30 |
6 | 6000 | coastal settlement | Sea ports are larger harbours often located at the mouths of the great rivers, where they meet the Jade Sea. | |
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Special Port | 1 | Income generated: 200
Tradable resource produced: +5% (factionwide) Income from trade tariffs: +10% Growth: +20 |
??? | ??? | coastal settlement | Sitting at the mouth of the Jade River, the docks welcome all to the thriving city of Fu-Chow. |
|
3 | Income generated: 400
Tradable resource produced: +10% (factionwide) Income from trade tariffs: +20% Growth: +40 |
??? | ??? | coastal settlement | Alive with activity, the harbour groans beneath the common throngs, greeting sea-worn faces from all across the known world. | |
|
5 | Income generated: 800
Tradable resource produced: +20% (factionwide) Income from trade tariffs: +30% Growth: +40 |
??? | ??? | coastal settlement | Besides a grand fleet of merchant ships, bustling crowds make their way into the city, marvelling at the fulcrum of international trade before them. |
Defence[ | ]
| Building | Chain | Tier | Effect | Turns | Cost | Requirements | Description |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Ramparts
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Garrison | II | Improved tower projectiles: Bullets
Prevents construction of Archer Platform building Harmony: +1 Yang Provides garrison:
|
4 | 2000 | Major Settlement | A break in the wall, allowing for a rampart where gunner and rocket positions can be taken. |
| Cannon Emplacements
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III | Improved tower projectiles: Cannon Balls
Prevents construction of Archer Platform building Defensive Supplies: +50 Per turn when under siege Harmony: +1 Yang Provides garrison: |
5 | 4000 | Reinforced areas of the wall that jut out allowing for permanent artillery emplacement, be they cannons or rocket. | ||
| Artillery Batteries
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IV | Improved tower projectiles: Fire Rain Rockets
Prevents construction of Archer Platform building Defensive Supplies: +100 Per turn when under siege Harmony: +1 Yang Provides garrison: |
6 | 6000 | Whole defensive sections of the perimeter wall, consisting of a powder magazine that feeds several levels of gun emplacements. | ||
 Archer Platform
|
Garrison | II | Improved tower projectiles: Bullets
Prevents construction of Ramparts building Harmony: +1 Yin Provides garrison:
|
4 | 2000 | Major Settlement | Easy to maintain and man platforms, placed above and slightly back from the wall, giving defenders an univalled view of oncoming attackers. |
| Archer Towers
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III | Improved tower projectiles: Cannon balls
Prevents construction of Ramparts building Defensive Supplies: +50 Per turn when under siege Harmony: +1 Yin Provides garrison: |
5 | 4000 | Often part of the wall or even placed before it, these towers contains several levels of platforms from which the battlements may be defended. | ||
| Sky Lantern Roosts
|
IV | Improved tower projectiles: Fire Rain Rockets
Prevents construction of Ramparts building Defensive Supplies: +100 Per turn when under siege Harmony: +1 Yin Provides garrison: |
6 | 6000 | Tethered to the walls, these Sky Lanterns are well garrisoned by troops well placed to use height as an advantage. | ||
 Stockades
|
Garrison | II | Defensive supplies: +50 when under siege
Enemy Hero action success chance: -10% Adds defenses to the settlement (battles fought here will be unwalled settlement battles) Provides garrison:
|
4 | 2000 | Minor Settlement | Towns will often be surrounded by high stockades to prevent bandit attacks, and in the south, raids by the Monkey King's warriors. |
| Pagodan Walls
|
III | Defensive supplies: +100 when under siege
Enemy Hero action success chance: -15% Adds defenses to the settlement (battles fought here will be unwalled settlement battles) Provides garrison:
|
5 | 4000 | Using Jade symmetry, these walls are constructed in the Cathayan style with equal outlets and inlets for harmony and to confound the foe. | ||
 Sky Lantern Lookouts
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Protection | II |
|
2 | 3000 | Located on town walls, but also placed in deep fissures and caverns, using crew with keen sight to spot the cloaked Clans and prevent them from gaining purchase. | |
| Sky Lantern Scouts
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III |
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4 | 2000 | Scouts travel the land nearby, searching for signs of Skaven activity before reporting back to the lookouts stationed at the closest Sky Lantern. | ||
| Dragon Sentries
|
IV |
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5 | 4000 | Major Settlement | Only elite scouts bear the sigil of the Dragon, turning savage vermin attackers into scampering prey. |
Special[ | ]
| Building | Chain | Tier | Effect | Turns | Cost | Requirements |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Resource[ | ]
| Building | Chain | Tier | Effect | Turns | Cost | Requirements |
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Exotic Animals | 1 | 1 | 500 | Exotic animals | |
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2 | 2 | 1000 | |||
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3 | 3 | 2000 | |||
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Saltmaking | 1 |
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1 | 500 | Salt |
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2 |
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2 | 1000 | ||
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3 |
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3 | 2000 | ||
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Wild Game | 1 |
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1 | 500 | Furs |
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2 |
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2 | 1000 | ||
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3 |
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3 | 2000 | ||
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Gem Mining |
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 Iron Mining Pit
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Iron Mining | 1 |
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2 | 1000 | Iron |
| Iron Mines
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2 |
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3 | 2000 | ||
| Iron Smelter
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3 |
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4 | 3000 | ||
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Marble Quarry |
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 Clay Pit
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Pottery Production | 1 |
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1 | 500 | Pottery |
| Pottery Maker
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2 |
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2 | 1000 | ||
| Kilns
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3 |
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3 | 2000 | ||
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Pastures | 1 |
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1 | 500 | Pastures |
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2 |
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2 | 1000 | ||
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3 |
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3 | 2000 | ||