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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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