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mads.xsd"><authority><topic authority="http://AATesaurus.cultura.gencat.cat/aat/getty_en">needle spires</topic></authority><related type="broader"><topic>spires</topic></related><variant type="other"><topic>Hertfordshire spikes</topic></variant><variant type="other"><topic>needle spire</topic></variant><variant type="other"><topic>spikes, Hertfordshire</topic></variant><variant type="other"><topic>spires, needle</topic></variant> <note xml:lang="en"><![CDATA[ Thin spires rising from the center of a tower roof, well inside a parapet, protecting a pathway upon which scaffolding could be erected for repairs. ]]></note></mads>