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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 ~~........
.......~~* 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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