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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 .^=;†¤¤###
#¤¤¤¤†;=^. ADVISED) .^=;†¤¤¤¤#
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