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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. .......-%¤
#@#¤@%/-^. .^-/%@¤#@#
#@#¤@%/-^. A SMALL OR RURAL BASEMENT IS A CELLAR. .^-/%@¤#@#
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¤%-^...... -#- . -#- ......^-%¤
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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. ...^--/%@¤
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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. ..^^^^-%¤¤
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