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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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