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&$††^^,,,,   into your building, and cave things    ,,,,^^††$&
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#&$=^^,,,,   think of all caves as the same large   ,,,,^^=$&#
##@&£$†=^,    structure, it's just that all parts   ,^=†$£&@##
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##@&£$†=^,  the purpose of a basement is often to   ,^=†$£&@##
###@£$†=^,    hide unsightly appliances, engines,   ,^=†$£@###
##@&£$†=^,  infrastructure (pipes and wells)... or  ,^=†$£&@##
@&&$==^,,, to hide the true weight (purpose?) of a  ,,,^==$&&@
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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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