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#@#££*†~..    structure, it's just that all parts   ..~†*££#@#
#@#££*†~..    might not be physically connected.    ..~†*££#@#
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#£*~......         above ground, laundered.         ......~*£#
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#@#££*†~..   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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