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&^~~:¨¨¨¨¨ ¨ ^~~ ~^& THE BASEMENT &^~ ~~^^ ¨ ¨¨¨¨¨:~~^&
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&^***:¨¨¨¨ THE BASEMENT IS A MAN-MADE SUBTERRANEAN ¨¨¨¨:***^&
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#@*~~::¨¨¨ THINGS AS THE FURNACE, THE LABYRINTH, ¨¨¨::~~*@#
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#&&&@^*~:¨ A SMALL OR RURAL BASEMENT IS A CELLAR. ¨:~*^@&&
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###&@^*~:¨ OFTEN CREATED IN GOOD FAITH, A BASEMENT ¨:~*^@##
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&^~:¨¨¨¨¨¨ 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 ¨:~*^@##
###&@^*~:¨ MIGHT NOT BE PHYSICALLY CONNECTED. ¨:~*^@##
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###&@^*~:¨ THE PURPOSE OF A BASEMENT IS OFTEN TO ¨:~*^@##
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&^*::¨¨¨¨¨ INFRASTRUCTURE (PIPES AND WELLS)... OR ¨¨¨¨¨::*^&
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###&@^*~:¨ LESS INTENSE... MADE TO STORE THINGS ¨:~*^@##
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&@*::¨¨¨¨¨ ENVIRONMENT. PERHAPS TO GROW MUSHROOMS. ¨¨¨¨¨::*@&
&@*~~¨¨¨¨¨ PERHAPS TO BURY CORRUPT CREATURES (NOT ¨¨¨¨¨~~*@&
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