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«.........   things as the furnace, the labyrinth,  .........«
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=†«.......    structure, it's just that all parts   .......«†=
†«........    might not be physically connected.    ........«†
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#@¶@£=†«..    hide unsightly appliances, engines,   ..«†=£@¶@#
@¶@£=†«...  infrastructure (pipes and wells)... or  ...«†=£@¶@
¶@£=†«....  to hide the true weight (purpose?) of a ....«†=£@¶
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=†«.......  to draw from the earth around it, push  .......«†=
†«........         above ground, laundered.         ........«†
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†«........    a cellar is a more senseful affair,   ........«†
=†«.......   less intense... made to store things   .......«†=
£=†«......    (food or brews, tools) in a colder    ......«†=£
@£=†«.....  environment. perhaps to grow mushrooms. .....«†=£@
¶@£=†«....  perhaps to bury corrupt creatures (not  ....«†=£@¶
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