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&,,,&&,,,, with it. i've found that it's easier to ,&&&,,&,,&
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&,&&&&,,,, structure, it's just that all parts &,&&&,&&&&
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&,,&,&,,,, the purpose of a basement is often to ,&,&,&,,&&
&,&&&&,,,& hide unsightly appliances, engines, &&&&&&,&,,
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,&,,&&,&&, 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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