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+## Pontoons
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+This mod adds some simple building blocks that can be placed on top of liquid, making it easier to construct things on a body of water without needing to first build a piling from the ground underneath.
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+Wood pontoons are for building on the surface of water and steel pontoons can be placed on either water or lava.
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+There is also an option to add this property to wood and tree blocks to allow them to be used this way directly.
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-## Pontoons
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-This mod adds some simple building blocks that can be placed on top of liquid, making it easier to construct things on a body of water without needing to first build a piling from the ground underneath.
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-It also allows wood and tree blocks to have this property added to them.
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