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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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