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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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