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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. #§%%=-....
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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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