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.#.#.#.#..   things as the furnace, the labyrinth,  .##..#.#.#
.#.#.#.#.#            reptiles or graves.           ..#.##.#.#
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.#.#.#.#.#  a small or rural basement is a cellar.  ..#.##.#.#
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.#.#.#.#.. with it. i've found that it's easier to  .##..#.#.#
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.#.#.#.#..  infrastructure (pipes and wells)... or  .##..#.#.#
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.#.#.#.#..  to draw from the earth around it, push  .##..#.#.#
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.#.#.#.#.#    a cellar is a more senseful affair,   ..#.##.#.#
.#.#.#.#..   less intense... made to store things   .##..#.#.#
.#.#.#.#.#    (food or brews, tools) in a colder    ..#.##.#.#
.#.#.#.#..  environment. perhaps to grow mushrooms. .##..#.#.#
.#.#.#.#.#  perhaps to bury corrupt creatures (not  ..#.##.#.#
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