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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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##@##§$«..  OFTEN CREATED IN GOOD FAITH, A BASEMENT ..«$§##@##
#@##§$«...   IS NEVERTHELESS A WAY TO BRING A CAVE  ...«$§##@#
@##§$«....    INTO YOUR BUILDING, AND CAVE THINGS   ....«$§##@
##§$«..... WITH IT. I'VE FOUND THAT IT'S EASIER TO  .....«$§##
#§$«......   THINK OF ALL CAVES AS THE SAME LARGE   ......«$§#
§$«.......    STRUCTURE, IT'S JUST THAT ALL PARTS   .......«$§
$«........    MIGHT NOT BE PHYSICALLY CONNECTED.    ........«$
«.........     THAT'S WHAT YOU'RE INVITING IN.      .........«
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«.........  THE PURPOSE OF A BASEMENT IS OFTEN TO   .........«
$«........    HIDE UNSIGHTLY APPLIANCES, ENGINES,   ........«$
§$«.......  INFRASTRUCTURE (PIPES AND WELLS)... OR  .......«$§
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@##§$«....   A CELLAR IS A MORE SENSEFUL AFFAIR,    ....«$§##@
##§$«.....   LESS INTENSE... MADE TO STORE THINGS   .....«$§##
#§$«......    (FOOD OR BREWS, TOOLS) IN A COLDER    ......«$§#
§$«....... ENVIRONMENT. PERHAPS TO GROW MUSHROOMS.  .......«$§
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