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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 ..,,,,/¤¤@
##@@¤^/~,. 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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