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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 #@%%*-,,,,
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