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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  ..........
.........~                 ADVISED)                 ~.........
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