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Mysterious Life of Caves

Jewel of the Underground

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Underground Atlanta
Resembling half-melted ice cream cones, the unusually tapered stalagmites of Underground Atlanta tower over a visitor. Beyond these formations is Lechuguilla's deepest pit, which drops 278 feet straight down to a gallery known as the Chicken Little Room.

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