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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. ###@#¤:»~.
.~»:%¤#@## ##@#¤%:»~.
.~»:%¤¤¤## 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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