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*^-~¨¨¨¨¨¨ THE BASEMENT IS A MAN-MADE SUBTERRANEAN ¨¨¨¨¨¨~-^*
^-~¨¨¨¨¨¨¨ ENVIRONMENT WHERE YOU COULD FIND SUCH ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨~-^
-~¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨ THINGS AS THE FURNACE, THE LABYRINTH, ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨~-
^-~¨¨¨¨¨¨¨ REPTILES OR GRAVES. ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨~-^
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#@@$*^-~¨¨ IS NEVERTHELESS A WAY TO BRING A CAVE ¨¨~-^*$@@#
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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 ¨¨¨¨¨¨~-^*
^-~¨¨¨¨¨¨¨ MIGHT NOT BE PHYSICALLY CONNECTED. ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨~-^
-~¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨ THAT'S WHAT YOU'RE INVITING IN. ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨~-
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#@@$*^-~¨¨ THE PURPOSE OF A BASEMENT IS OFTEN TO ¨¨~-^*$@@#
##@@$*^-~¨ HIDE UNSIGHTLY APPLIANCES, ENGINES, ¨~-^*$@@##
#@@$*^-~¨¨ INFRASTRUCTURE (PIPES AND WELLS)... OR ¨¨~-^*$@@#
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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 ¨¨¨¨¨¨~-^*
$*^-~¨¨¨¨¨ (FOOD OR BREWS, TOOLS) IN A COLDER ¨¨¨¨¨~-^*$
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