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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. #¤&==~,,,,
,,,-~=&¤¤¤ ¤¤¤&=~-,,,
,-~~~***¤# 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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,-~=*&¤### ~#~ , USAGES , ~#~ ###¤&*=~-,
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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. #¤*~~~,,,,
,-~=*&¤### ###¤&*=~-,
,-~=*&¤### TO DRAW FROM THE EARTH AROUND IT, PUSH ###¤&*=~-,
,-~~~=&&¤¤ ABOVE GROUND, LAUNDERED. ¤¤&&=~~~-,
,-~=*&¤### ###¤&*=~-,
,-~=*&¤### 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 #¤&=~~-,,,
,,,---== ADVISED) #&==---,,,
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