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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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