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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. ¨@¨¨@¨¨@¨@
¨@¨@¨@¨@¨@ ¨@¨@@¨@@¨@
¨@¨@¨@¨@¨@ 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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