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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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..~-==&&@# 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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