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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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.......... HIDE UNSIGHTLY APPLIANCES, ENGINES, ..........
.......... INFRASTRUCTURE (PIPES AND WELLS)... OR ..........
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####%=/-^. (FOOD OR BREWS, TOOLS) IN A COLDER .^-/=%####
###%=/-^.. ENVIRONMENT. PERHAPS TO GROW MUSHROOMS. ..^-/=%###
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