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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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@§§§§=^^^¨   is nevertheless a way to bring a cave  ¨^^^=§§§§@
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@@#§¤§=«^¨   structure, it's just that all parts    ¨^«=§¤§#@@
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###§¤§=«^¨  infrastructure (pipes and wells)... or  ¨^«=§¤§###
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#§¤=««^¨¨¨                 building.                ¨¨¨^««=¤§#
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##@§¤§=«^¨  to draw from the earth around it, push  ¨^«=§¤§@##
#@#§¤§=«^¨         above ground, laundered.         ¨^«=§¤§#@#
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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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