mineshaft

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There's also an evil force hidden deep within an old mineshaft, a dark shadow that reaches into the minds and influences the behavior of some of the kids from both communities.

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  1. noun A vertical or sloping passageway made in the earth for finding or mining ore and ventilating underground excavations.

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  • There's also an evil force hidden deep within an old mineshaft, a dark shadow that reaches into the minds and influences the behavior of some of the kids from both communities. —  Jen Robinson's Book Page
  • A Workington sports field has been cordoned off after a suspected mineshaft was uncovered. —  T&S news feed
  • In many ways, Jews are the barometers of the societies in which they live - the canary in the mineshaft of democratic societies - which accounts for why the U.S., —  Intellectual Conservative Politics and Philosophy
  • Local man Joe Metlow claims to have captured a Bigfoot and is holding it in a nearby mineshaft. —  Cryptomundo
  • The worst chase scene has to be at the end where Dom, Brian, and several bad guys are in the mineshaft-like tunnel on the US-Mexico border. —  CarDomain Blog
 

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