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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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