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,,,,,,=*££            reptiles or graves.           ££*=,,,,,,
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,,,,=^^^*£  a small or rural basement is a cellar.  £*^^^=,,,,
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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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,^=^*££@##  to draw from the earth around it, push  ##@££*^=^,
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,^=^*££@##    (food or brews, tools) in a colder    ##@££*^=^,
,^=^££@### environment. perhaps to grow mushrooms.  ###@££^=^,
,^=^*£££@#  perhaps to bury corrupt creatures (not  #@£££*^=^,
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