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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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.........~ 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. ^^~~......
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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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.......~~^ LESS INTENSE... MADE TO STORE THINGS ^~~.......
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.....~~^^@ ENVIRONMENT. PERHAPS TO GROW MUSHROOMS. @^^~~.....
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