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....##..#. THE BASEMENT IS A MAN-MADE SUBTERRANEAN ..........
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.##...#### THINK OF ALL CAVES AS THE SAME LARGE ..........
....#..##. STRUCTURE, IT'S JUST THAT ALL PARTS ##########
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########## (FOOD OR BREWS, TOOLS) IN A COLDER ##########
########## ENVIRONMENT. PERHAPS TO GROW MUSHROOMS. ##########
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