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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. ####¤=*~-,
,,-~*=¤### ###¤=*~-,,
,,,-~*=¤## 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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