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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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##%†\«:...   HIDE UNSIGHTLY APPLIANCES, ENGINES,    ...:«\†%##
#%†\«:....  INFRASTRUCTURE (PIPES AND WELLS)... OR  ....:«\†%#
%†\«:..... TO HIDE THE TRUE WEIGHT (PURPOSE?) OF A  .....:«\†%
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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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