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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 ~-........
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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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