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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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