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.......... OFTEN CREATED IN GOOD FAITH, A BASEMENT ..........
.......... IS NEVERTHELESS A WAY TO BRING A CAVE ..........
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........^» 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 %*»^......
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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 ^.........
........^» ENVIRONMENT. PERHAPS TO GROW MUSHROOMS. »^........
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