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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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