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@%*«:,,,,, THE BASEMENT IS A MAN-MADE SUBTERRANEAN  ,,,,,:«*%@
%*«:,,,,,,  ENVIRONMENT WHERE YOU COULD FIND SUCH   ,,,,,,:«*%
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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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