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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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##@@$*\«:. A CELLAR IS A MORE SENSEFUL AFFAIR, .:«\*$@@##
#@@$*\«:.. LESS INTENSE... MADE TO STORE THINGS ..:«\*$@@#
@@$*\«:... (FOOD OR BREWS, TOOLS) IN A COLDER ...:«\*$@@
@$*\«:.... ENVIRONMENT. PERHAPS TO GROW MUSHROOMS. ....:«\*$@
$*\«:..... PERHAPS TO BURY CORRUPT CREATURES (NOT .....:«\*$
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