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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.           ,,,,,,,,,,
,,,,,,,,,,                                          ,,,,,,,,,,
,,,,,,,,,:  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.      §£$/~:,,,,
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,,,,,,,,,,   THE PURPOSE OF A BASEMENT IS OFTEN TO  ,,,,,,,,,,
,,,,,,,,,,    HIDE UNSIGHTLY APPLIANCES, ENGINES,   ,,,,,,,,,,
,,,,,,,,,,  INFRASTRUCTURE (PIPES AND WELLS)... OR  ,,,,,,,,,,
,,,,,,,,,, TO HIDE THE TRUE WEIGHT (PURPOSE?) OF A  ,,,,,,,,,,
,,,,,,,,,,                 BUILDING.                ,,,,,,,,,,
,,,,,,,,,,                                          ,,,,,,,,,,
,,,,,,,,,,  TO DRAW FROM THE EARTH AROUND IT, PUSH  ,,,,,,,,,,
,,,,,,,,,,         ABOVE GROUND, LAUNDERED.         ,,,,,,,,,,
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,,,,,,,,,:   A CELLAR IS A MORE SENSEFUL AFFAIR,    :,,,,,,,,,
,,,,,,,,:~   LESS INTENSE... MADE TO STORE THINGS   ~:,,,,,,,,
,,,,,,,:~/    (FOOD OR BREWS, TOOLS) IN A COLDER    /~:,,,,,,,
,,,,,,:~/$  ENVIRONMENT. PERHAPS TO GROW MUSHROOMS. $/~:,,,,,,
,,,,,:~/$£  PERHAPS TO BURY CORRUPT CREATURES (NOT  £$/~:,,,,,
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