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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  ....~=†%£#
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