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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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