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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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.~~†%§§§@#             ~#~    .    ~#~              #@§§§%†~~.
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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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