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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  ##¶§@†;-~.
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.~-;†@§¶##  TO DRAW FROM THE EARTH AROUND IT, PUSH  ##¶§@†;-~.
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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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