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......-~^% . %~~ ~%¤ THE BASEMENT ¤%~ ~~%% . %^~-......
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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 ^~-.......
......-~^% 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 ..........
.......... 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 -.........
........-~ ADVISED) ~-........
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