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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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