Because the mine sat unused for so long, it has partially filled with water.

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Japanese designers have transformed the previously grimy space into a light-filled community centre by partially removing the outer walls, replacing them with glass and lining it with books.

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There near its base are partially finished homes built by the government, all of them empty and never likely to be filled.

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