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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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