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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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