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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.           ,,,,,,,,,,
,,,,,,,,,,                                          ,,,,,,,,,,
,,,,,,,,,,  A SMALL OR RURAL BASEMENT IS A CELLAR.  ,,,,,,,,,,
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,,,,,,,,,,             ~#~    ,    ~#~              ,,,,,,,,,,
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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.                ,,,,,,,,,~
,,,,,,,,,,                                          ,,,,,,,,,,
,,,,,,,,,,  TO DRAW FROM THE EARTH AROUND IT, PUSH  ,,,,,,,,,,
,,,,,,,,,,         ABOVE GROUND, LAUNDERED.         ,,,,,,,,,,
,,,,,,,,,,                                          ,,,,,,,,,,
,,,,,,,,,,    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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