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..........  ENVIRONMENT WHERE YOU COULD FIND SUCH   ..........
..........  THINGS AS THE FURNACE, THE LABYRINTH,   ..........
..........           REPTILES OR GRAVES.            ..........
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~.........  A SMALL OR RURAL BASEMENT IS A CELLAR.  .........~
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