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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.                %;~^......
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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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