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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.                 ,,,,^==*%§
#§%*==^,,,                                          ,,,^==*%§#
##§%*==^,,  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  ,,,,,,,^==
=^,,,,,,,,                 ADVISED)                 ,,,,,,,,^=
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