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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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