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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 ......-«%§
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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  ..--†††§§§
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