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¨:~/†*£#@#  is nevertheless a way to bring a cave   #@#£*†/~:¨
¨:~/†*£#@#    into your building, and cave things   #@#£*†/~:¨
¨:~/†*£#@#  with it. i've found that it's easier to #@#£*†/~:¨
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¨:~/†**£#@   hide unsightly appliances, engines,    @#£**†/~:¨
¨:~/†*£#@#  infrastructure (pipes and wells)... or  #@#£*†/~:¨
¨:~/†*£#@@ 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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