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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. ¨¨¨¨~~/%*#
*%/~~¨¨¨¨¨ ¨¨¨¨¨~~/%*
%/~~¨¨¨¨¨¨ 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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