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  • The lanceolate windows, the time-eaten archstones and chamfers, the orientation of the axis, the misty chestnut work of the rafters, referred to no exploded fortifying art or worn-out religious creed.

    Far from the Madding Crowd 1874

  • With modifications, by no means considerable, and certainly practicable, it appears to us that the voussoirs or archstones might themselves be laid down from above, and suspended by an appropriate mechanism till the keystone was inserted.

    The Life of Thomas Telford Smiles, Samuel, 1812-1904 1867

  • He made the general body of the arch an ellipse, 150 feet on the chord-line and 35 feet rise, while the voussoirs, or external archstones, being in the form of a segment, have the same chord, with only 13 feet rise.

    The Life of Thomas Telford Smiles, Samuel, 1812-1904 1867

  • Each level contains four archstones - warp stones back to the Nexus - spread throughout, although you could start at the beginning of a level and play all the way through if you wanted.

    Epinions Recent Content for Home 2010

  • We created our own character, as we did at E3, and jumped into one of the five archstones in the Nexus to get to Boletaria palace.

    GameSpot's News, Screenshots, Movies, Reviews, Previews, Downloads, and Features 2009

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