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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 ..:~††&#
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##&&††~:.. 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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