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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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