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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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#@$$%†:,,,   INTO YOUR BUILDING, AND CAVE THINGS    ,,,:†%$$@#
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###@$%†«:,   HIDE UNSIGHTLY APPLIANCES, ENGINES,    ,:«†%$@###
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###@$%†«:,    (FOOD OR BREWS, TOOLS) IN A COLDER    ,:«†%$@###
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