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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   #§§*«~....
.~«*§$§§§@ WITH IT. I'VE FOUND THAT IT'S EASIER TO  @§§§$§*«~.
.~«*§$§@##   THINK OF ALL CAVES AS THE SAME LARGE   ##@§$§*«~.
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.~«*§$§§@@    MIGHT NOT BE PHYSICALLY CONNECTED.    @@§§$§*«~.
.~«*§$§###      THAT'S WHAT YOU'RE INVITING IN.     ###§$§*«~.
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.~«*§$§@##   HIDE UNSIGHTLY APPLIANCES, ENGINES,    ##@§$§*«~.
.~«*§$@###  INFRASTRUCTURE (PIPES AND WELLS)... OR  ###@$§*«~.
.~««*§§§§§  TO HIDE THE TRUE WEIGHT (PURPOSE?) OF A §§§§§*««~.
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.~«*§$§§§@         ABOVE GROUND, LAUNDERED.         @§§§$§*«~.
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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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