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.......... THE BASEMENT IS A MAN-MADE SUBTERRANEAN ..........
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.........~ THINGS AS THE FURNACE, THE LABYRINTH, ~.........
........~= REPTILES OR GRAVES. =~........
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......~=/% A SMALL OR RURAL BASEMENT IS A CELLAR. %/=~......
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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 @¶@%/=~...
....~=/%@¶ 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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..~=/%@¶@# A CELLAR IS A MORE SENSEFUL AFFAIR, #@¶@%/=~..
.~=/%@¶@## LESS INTENSE... MADE TO STORE THINGS ##@¶@%/=~.
..~=/%@¶@# (FOOD OR BREWS, TOOLS) IN A COLDER #@¶@%/=~..
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