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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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##¤@*†^...              =#=    .    =#=             ...^†*@¤##
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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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