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1164:Wine cellar
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1069:Crawl space
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616:Coober Pedy
508:Mole people
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370:Spider hole
253:Root cellar
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683:Bonus room
102:References
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1343:Furniture
1247:Courtyard
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384:quarrying
278:Wine cave
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981:sleeping
976:screened
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339:Casemate
293:Stepwell
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223:Erdstall
213:Dry well
193:Borehole
183:Basement
167:Sinkhole
95:Brisbane
59:kitchens
52:basement
1606:Related
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1450:Ceiling
1282:Parlour
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1216:saucery
1211:buttery
1054:Carport
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1007:Terrace
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868:Balcony
847:Nursery
842:Cabinet
837:Boudoir
819:Bedroom
791:Sunroom
723:Kitchen
600:Malator
518:Sapping
238:Manhole
203:Dungeon
28:servant
1670:
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1597:Window
1540:Quoins
1518:Portal
1469:Column
1385:Duplex
1363:styles
1322:Turret
1154:Studio
1130:Pantry
1103:Larder
1093:Garage
1064:Closet
998:Stairs
956:Loggia
919:hearth
909:Genkan
863:Atrium
856:Spaces
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781:Shrine
757:Andron
708:Garret
380:Mining
351:(silo)
329:Bunker
258:Tunnel
162:Grotto
157:Cenote
1758:Rooms
1587:Vault
1560:Style
1508:Gable
1498:Floor
1478:Eaves
1368:types
1353:House
1336:Other
1307:Solar
1287:Sauna
1186:areas
1125:floor
1044:Attic
971:Porch
966:Patio
946:Lanai
926:Foyer
786:Study
750:harem
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663:Rooms
386:, and
228:Fogou
1704:stub
1700:room
1648:Shed
1633:Home
1592:Wall
1565:list
1545:Roof
1513:Gate
1488:Door
1483:Dome
1430:Arch
1034:and
988:Ramp
951:Loft
931:Hall
888:Deck
273:Well
152:Cave
38:, a
1493:Ell
693:Den
34:In
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