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@#£%†*,...                                          ...,*†%£#@
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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   ......,*†%
£%†*,.....    might not be physically connected.    .....,*†%£
#£%†*,....      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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,.........                                          .........,
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,.........         above ground, laundered.         .........,
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%†*,......   less intense... made to store things   ......,*†%
£%†*,.....    (food or brews, tools) in a colder    .....,*†%£
#£%†*,....  environment. perhaps to grow mushrooms. ....,*†%£#
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#@#£%†*,..                 advised)                 ..,*†%£#@#
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