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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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