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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.           ,,,,,,«=§@
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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    ,,,,,:==§#
##@§@=:«,,    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  ,,«:=@§@##
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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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