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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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...~~%%¤## A SMALL OR RURAL BASEMENT IS A CELLAR. ##¤%%~~...
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..~:%¤@### OFTEN CREATED IN GOOD FAITH, A BASEMENT ###@¤%:~..
..~:%¤@### IS NEVERTHELESS A WAY TO BRING A CAVE ###@¤%:~..
..~:%¤@### 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. @%~.......
..~:%¤@### 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 ###@¤%:~..
......:¤## ABOVE GROUND, LAUNDERED. ##¤:......
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.....~%@## A CELLAR IS A MORE SENSEFUL AFFAIR, ##@%~.....
..~:%¤@### LESS INTENSE... MADE TO STORE THINGS ###@¤%:~..
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