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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 ..........
.......... ADVISED) ..........
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