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¶@$*/«,,,,            REPTILES OR GRAVES.           ,,,,«/*$@¶
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/«,,,,,,,,    INTO YOUR BUILDING, AND CAVE THINGS   ,,,,,,,,«/
«,,,,,,,,, WITH IT. I'VE FOUND THAT IT'S EASIER TO  ,,,,,,,,,«
,,,,,,,,,,   THINK OF ALL CAVES AS THE SAME LARGE   ,,,,,,,,,,
«,,,,,,,,,    STRUCTURE, IT'S JUST THAT ALL PARTS   ,,,,,,,,,«
/«,,,,,,,,    MIGHT NOT BE PHYSICALLY CONNECTED.    ,,,,,,,,«/
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«,,,,,,,,,  TO DRAW FROM THE EARTH AROUND IT, PUSH  ,,,,,,,,,«
,,,,,,,,,,         ABOVE GROUND, LAUNDERED.         ,,,,,,,,,,
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/«,,,,,,,,   A CELLAR IS A MORE SENSEFUL AFFAIR,    ,,,,,,,,«/
*/«,,,,,,,   LESS INTENSE... MADE TO STORE THINGS   ,,,,,,,«/*
$*/«,,,,,,    (FOOD OR BREWS, TOOLS) IN A COLDER    ,,,,,,«/*$
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