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:.........   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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@£§^=~:...   INTO YOUR BUILDING, AND CAVE THINGS    ...:~=^§£@
£§^=~:....  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  ......:~=^
§^=~:.....  TO HIDE THE TRUE WEIGHT (PURPOSE?) OF A .....:~=^§
£§^=~:....                BUILDING.                 ....:~=^§£
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#@£§^=~:..  TO DRAW FROM THE EARTH AROUND IT, PUSH  ..:~=^§£@#
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£§^=~:....   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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