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the diagonal backbone that holds the sky out and the roof up.
flock nameA group of wild turkeys is called a rafter.
ancient techPredates nails, joined with carved wooden joints.
birth of atticRafters create the triangular space we now hoard junk in.
ridge to wallEach leans on the ridge beam, fighting gravity sideways.
the cheap seatsTo sit 'in the rafters' means the worst, highest seats.