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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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