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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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#####&:«,¨  IS NEVERTHELESS A WAY TO BRING A CAVE   ¨,«:&#####
###$:,¨¨¨¨    INTO YOUR BUILDING, AND CAVE THINGS   ¨¨¨¨,:$###
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###&:,¨¨¨¨   THINK OF ALL CAVES AS THE SAME LARGE   ¨¨¨¨,:&###
####&$:«,¨   STRUCTURE, IT'S JUST THAT ALL PARTS    ¨,«:$&####
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####&$:«,¨      THAT'S WHAT YOU'RE INVITING IN.     ¨,«:$&####
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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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