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Town in the Suburbs of a Great Wind Power City
This town, which sees strong seasonal winds throughout the year, has grown its use of wind power. Everywhere you go windmills abound, being made to work for a variety of uses.
Some of the more impressive ones are the five-bladed generator back there and the big windmill farther back. The big windmill isn't used especially for power generation, but supplies the town using its strong, stable torque driven by more than 200 gears, and is used directly as a power source for things such as escalators and transportation of cargo.
It's a comfortable place to live, also offering good angling. You're likely to get a good catch of, say, fat greenlings and striped beakfish.