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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. ,,,,,,,,^~
^,,,,,,,,,  PERHAPS TO BURY CORRUPT CREATURES (NOT  ,,,,,,,,,^
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