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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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.^~*†¤@@@# ~#~ . USAGES . ~#~ #@@@¤†*~^.
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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. @@¤*^^^...
....^^*¤@@ @@¤*^^....
....^*¤@@@ 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 ##@@¤†*~^.
.^~*†¤@@@# ADVISED) #@@@¤†*~^.
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