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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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