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$~^.......  ENVIRONMENT WHERE YOU COULD FIND SUCH   .......^~$
~^........  THINGS AS THE FURNACE, THE LABYRINTH,   ........^~
^.........            REPTILES OR GRAVES.           .........^
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$~^....... OFTEN CREATED IN GOOD FAITH, A BASEMENT  .......^~$
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^.........   HIDE UNSIGHTLY APPLIANCES, ENGINES,    .........^
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..........  TO HIDE THE TRUE WEIGHT (PURPOSE?) OF A ..........
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$~^.......         ABOVE GROUND, LAUNDERED.         .......^~$
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#£*$~^....   LESS INTENSE... MADE TO STORE THINGS   ....^~$*£#
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