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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 ..........
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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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@£@†=-~... 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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