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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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####,,,,,,    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   ,#####,,#,
,,##,,,,,#    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  #,,,,,#,,#
#######,,#  to hide the true weight (purpose?) of a ,,###,,,,,
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,#,,,,####   less intense... made to store things   ##,,,,#,,,
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,#,,,,,,##  environment. perhaps to grow mushrooms. ,,,,,,#,,,
,,,####,,#  perhaps to bury corrupt creatures (not  #####,,,##
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