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#@£#%%^=:¨   ENVIRONMENT WHERE YOU COULD FIND SUCH  ¨:=^%%#£@#
#%=::¨¨¨¨¨   THINGS AS THE FURNACE, THE LABYRINTH,  ¨¨¨¨¨::=%#
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##@£%%^=:¨  OFTEN CREATED IN GOOD FAITH, A BASEMENT ¨:=^%%£@##
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#%%%%^=¨¨¨  INFRASTRUCTURE (PIPES AND WELLS)... OR  ¨¨¨=^%%%%#
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