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.....««/*¤ THE BASEMENT IS A MAN-MADE SUBTERRANEAN  ¤*/««.....
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.,«/^*¤@##   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  #¤¤¤*^/«,.
.,«/^**¤¤@ TO HIDE THE TRUE WEIGHT (PURPOSE?) OF A  @¤¤**^/«,.
.,«/^*¤@##                BUILDING.                 ##@¤*^/«,.
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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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