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,,,,,,#,,, THE BASEMENT IS A MAN-MADE SUBTERRANEAN  ##,,,##,,#
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,,##,,#,,#   THINGS AS THE FURNACE, THE LABYRINTH,  ##,,,#####
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,,,###,,##  INFRASTRUCTURE (PIPES AND WELLS)... OR  ,##,,,,,,,
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