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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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«^........  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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