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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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