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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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