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&†*:...... Things As The Furnace, The Labyrinth, ......:*†&
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*:........ Less Intense... Made To Store Things ........:*
†*:....... (Food Or Brews, Tools) In A Colder .......:*†
&†*:...... Environment. Perhaps To Grow Mushrooms. ......:*†&
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