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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 ¨,~**%####
####%**~,¨ ADVISED) ¨,~**%####
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