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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, ¨¨¨¨¨¨~\*§
@§@*\~,¨¨¨ REPTILES OR GRAVES. ¨¨¨,~\*@§@
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##@§@*\~,¨ A SMALL OR RURAL BASEMENT IS A CELLAR. ¨,~\*@§@##
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§@@\,¨¨¨¨¨ OFTEN CREATED IN GOOD FAITH, A BASEMENT ¨¨¨¨¨,\@@§
##@§@*\~,¨ 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 ¨,~*@§@###
##@§@*\~,¨ HIDE UNSIGHTLY APPLIANCES, ENGINES, ¨,~\*@§@##
@@***\~¨¨¨ 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 ¨¨¨¨,\\**§
@@**\,¨¨¨¨ ENVIRONMENT. PERHAPS TO GROW MUSHROOMS. ¨¨¨¨,\**@@
#@§@**\~,¨ PERHAPS TO BURY CORRUPT CREATURES (NOT ¨,~\**@§@#
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