catacombs

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I think the "bottomless pit" in the catacombs is a sewer system.

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  • He saw that the catacombs were a trackless labyrinth. —  008 - The Sargasso Ogre
  • I think the "bottomless pit" in the catacombs is a sewer system. —  The Unofficial GuildWars Site
  • Finding the entrance to the catacombs was an adventure in itself. —  StarTribune.com rss feed
  • The most awful idea connected with the catacombs is their interminable extent, and the possibility of going astray into this labyrinth of darkness, which broods around the little glimmer of our tapers Has any one ever been lost here?" —  The Marble Faun - Volume 1 The Romance of Monte Beni
  • The most awful idea connected with the catacombs is their interminable extent, and the possibility of going astray into this labyrinth of darkness, which broods around the little glimmer of our tapers. " —  The Marble Faun - Volume 1 The Romance of Monte Beni
 

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