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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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,^«^†¤¶###  IS NEVERTHELESS A WAY TO BRING A CAVE   ###¶¤†^«^,
,^«^†¤@¶##   INTO YOUR BUILDING, AND CAVE THINGS    ##¶@¤†^«^,
,,,,«†¤¤¤¶ WITH IT. I'VE FOUND THAT IT'S EASIER TO  ¶¤¤¤†«,,,,
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,^«^†¤@¶##    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  ¶¤¤^^«««^,
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,^«^†¤@¶##                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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