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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 ......~~=*
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*=~~...... 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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