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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.            ,,,,,,,,,,
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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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