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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   ,,,,,,-«\†
$†\«-,,,,,   STRUCTURE, IT'S JUST THAT ALL PARTS    ,,,,,-«\†$
#$†\«-,,,,    MIGHT NOT BE PHYSICALLY CONNECTED.    ,,,,-«\†$#
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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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