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+load($SCRIPT_DIR + "/drone.js");
+//
+// constructs a mayan temple
+// 
+Drone.extend('temple', function(side) {
+  if (!side) {
+    side = 20;
+  }
+  var stone = '98:1';
+  var stair = '109:' + Drone.PLAYER_STAIRS_FACING[this.dir];
+
+  this.chkpt('temple');
+
+  while (side > 4) {
+    var middle = Math.round((side-2)/2);
+    this.chkpt('corner')
+      .box(stone, side, 1, side)
+      .right(middle).box(stair).right().box(stair)
+      .move('corner').up().fwd().right();
+    side = side - 2;
+  }
+
+  return this.move('temple');
+});
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