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###@**=:¨¨ THE BASEMENT IS A MAN-MADE SUBTERRANEAN ¨¨:=**@###
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###@**=:¨¨ THINGS AS THE FURNACE, THE LABYRINTH, ¨¨:=**@###
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##@**=:¨¨¨ INTO YOUR BUILDING, AND CAVE THINGS ¨¨¨:=**@##
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##@**=:¨¨¨ HIDE UNSIGHTLY APPLIANCES, ENGINES, ¨¨¨:=**@##
###@**=:¨¨ INFRASTRUCTURE (PIPES AND WELLS)... OR ¨¨:=**@###
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###@**=:¨¨ BUILDING. ¨¨:=**@###
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##@**=:¨¨¨ (FOOD OR BREWS, TOOLS) IN A COLDER ¨¨¨:=**@##
#@**=:¨¨¨¨ ENVIRONMENT. PERHAPS TO GROW MUSHROOMS. ¨¨¨¨:=**@#
##@**=:¨¨¨ PERHAPS TO BURY CORRUPT CREATURES (NOT ¨¨¨:=**@##
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