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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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,,-\=%¤@## -#- , -#- ##@¤%=\-,,
,,,-\=%¤@# #@¤%=\-,,,
,,,,-\=%¤@ 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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,,,,,,,,,, -#- , USAGES , -#- ,,,,,,,,,,
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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. @¤%=\-,,,,
,,,-\=%¤@# #@¤%=\-,,,
,,-\=%¤@## 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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