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.,~==$@#@# . =~~ ~=@ THE BASEMENT @=~ ~~== . #@#@$==~,.
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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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.,~~=====@ OFTEN CREATED IN GOOD FAITH, A BASEMENT @=====~~,.
.,~==$@#@# IS NEVERTHELESS A WAY TO BRING A CAVE #@#@$==~,.
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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 ##@===~,,.
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.,~==$@@## INFRASTRUCTURE (PIPES AND WELLS)... OR ##@@$==~,.
.,~==$@#@# TO HIDE THE TRUE WEIGHT (PURPOSE?) OF A #@#@$==~,.
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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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