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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 ........-\
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@%\-...... 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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