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Mysterious Life of Caves

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Chandelier Graveyard
Looking like a freezer that needs thawing, this frostwork-covered portion of Chandelier Graveyard dwarfs a caver. The gallery gets its name from an extensive maze of gypsum stalagmites found elsewhere in the room, some of which have leaned or toppled, like the tombstones in some ancient cemetery.

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