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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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