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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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