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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.            ....^-^%*¤
*%^-^.....                                          .....^-^%*
%^-^......  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.                .......^-^
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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  ....^-^%*¤
*%^-^.....                 ADVISED)                 .....^-^%*
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