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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.           ,^~*=%§#@#
#@#§%=*~^,                                          ,^~*=%§#@#
#%%*~~,,,,  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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