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#@@@§†\~:¨ THE BASEMENT IS A MAN-MADE SUBTERRANEAN ¨:~\†§@@@#
@§††~:¨¨¨¨ ENVIRONMENT WHERE YOU COULD FIND SUCH ¨¨¨¨:~††§@
##@@§†\~:¨ THINGS AS THE FURNACE, THE LABYRINTH, ¨:~\†§@@##
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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. ¨:~\†§@@@#
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#@@@§†\~:¨ THE PURPOSE OF A BASEMENT IS OFTEN TO ¨:~\†§@@@#
@§§\:¨¨¨¨¨ HIDE UNSIGHTLY APPLIANCES, ENGINES, ¨¨¨¨¨:\§§@
@§†††~~¨¨¨ INFRASTRUCTURE (PIPES AND WELLS)... OR ¨¨¨~~†††§@
@§§\\:¨¨¨¨ TO HIDE THE TRUE WEIGHT (PURPOSE?) OF A ¨¨¨¨:\\§§@
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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. ¨¨¨¨¨~††§@
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