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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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%†/--..... A SMALL OR RURAL BASEMENT IS A CELLAR. .....--/†%
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#@@%†/--.. IS NEVERTHELESS A WAY TO BRING A CAVE ..--/†%@@#
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@%†/--.... WITH IT. I'VE FOUND THAT IT'S EASIER TO ....--/†%@
%†/--..... THINK OF ALL CAVES AS THE SAME LARGE .....--/†%
†/--...... 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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#@@%†/--.. BUILDING. ..--/†%@@#
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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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