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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 . ~#~            .....~^=%§
%=^~......                 .      .                 ......~^=%
=^~.......                                          .......~^=
^~........   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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