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#******~.¨ THE BASEMENT IS A MAN-MADE SUBTERRANEAN ¨.~******#
##%~.¨¨¨¨¨ ENVIRONMENT WHERE YOU COULD FIND SUCH ¨¨¨¨¨.~%##
#@@#*%*~.¨ THINGS AS THE FURNACE, THE LABYRINTH, ¨.~*%*#@@#
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@***~~.¨¨¨ INTO YOUR BUILDING, AND CAVE THINGS ¨¨¨.~~***@
#@@#*%*~.¨ 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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##@#*%*~.¨ THE PURPOSE OF A BASEMENT IS OFTEN TO ¨.~*%*#@##
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##@#*%*~.¨ INFRASTRUCTURE (PIPES AND WELLS)... OR ¨.~*%*#@##
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@@@#*%*~.¨ A CELLAR IS A MORE SENSEFUL AFFAIR, ¨.~*%*#@@@
@****%*~.¨ LESS INTENSE... MADE TO STORE THINGS ¨.~*%****@
@@@#*%*~.¨ (FOOD OR BREWS, TOOLS) IN A COLDER ¨.~*%*#@@@
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