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¨¨¨¨¨¨~«/*  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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¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨~    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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¨¨¨¨~«/*¤¤         ABOVE GROUND, LAUNDERED.         ¤¤*/«~¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨~«/*¤                                          ¤*/«~¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨~«/*    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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