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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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