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...-«:$%@#   THINGS AS THE FURNACE, THE LABYRINTH,  #@%$:«-...
..-«:$%@##           REPTILES OR GRAVES.            ##@%$:«-..
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........-«   THINK OF ALL CAVES AS THE SAME LARGE   «-........
.......-«:   STRUCTURE, IT'S JUST THAT ALL PARTS    :«-.......
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...-«:$%@#   THE PURPOSE OF A BASEMENT IS OFTEN TO  #@%$:«-...
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.....-«:$%  INFRASTRUCTURE (PIPES AND WELLS)... OR  %$:«-.....
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