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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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@@@¤@*†~^. 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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