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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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