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@§*†;~,...                                          ...,~;†*§@
§*†;~,....                                          ....,~;†*§
*†;~,.....                                          .....,~;†*
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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.     ......,~;†
*†;~,.....                                          .....,~;†*
§*†;~,....                 .      .                 ....,~;†*§
@§*†;~,...            ~#~ . 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.         .........,
~,........                                          ........,~
;~,.......    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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