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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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/-:....... STRUCTURE, IT'S JUST THAT ALL PARTS .......:-/
-:........ MIGHT NOT BE PHYSICALLY CONNECTED. ........:-
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-:........ A CELLAR IS A MORE SENSEFUL AFFAIR, ........:-
:......... LESS INTENSE... MADE TO STORE THINGS .........:
-:........ (FOOD OR BREWS, TOOLS) IN A COLDER ........:-
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