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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  .........:
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*/«:......  TO DRAW FROM THE EARTH AROUND IT, PUSH  ......:«/*
$*/«:.....         ABOVE GROUND, LAUNDERED.         .....:«/*$
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#¤$*/«:...    A CELLAR IS A MORE SENSEFUL AFFAIR,   ...:«/*$¤#
##¤$*/«:..   LESS INTENSE... MADE TO STORE THINGS   ..:«/*$¤##
###¤$*/«:.    (FOOD OR BREWS, TOOLS) IN A COLDER    .:«/*$¤###
##¤$*/«:..  ENVIRONMENT. PERHAPS TO GROW MUSHROOMS. ..:«/*$¤##
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