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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. ,,,~/===##
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@&==//=~~, THE PURPOSE OF A BASEMENT IS OFTEN TO ,~~=//==&@
##@#&=/=~, HIDE UNSIGHTLY APPLIANCES, ENGINES, ,~=/=@##
@##===/=~, INFRASTRUCTURE (PIPES AND WELLS)... OR ,~=/===##@
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#@&===/=~, 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 ,,,,,~=/=#
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@#==,,,,,, ENVIRONMENT. PERHAPS TO GROW MUSHROOMS. ,,,,,,==#@
##==~~,,,, PERHAPS TO BURY CORRUPT CREATURES (NOT ,,,,~~==##
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