I messed around with this error for a good five minutes and it didn't fix until I used f3+a. You can draw using the terrain by flying up off the ground and touching down where you want a chunk to load.
MC-11196
chunks won't load until you are in them
Resolved
Duplicate
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Phossis Phossisa
(Unassigned)
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Snapshot 13w10b
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