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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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##&^*«^,,,              «#«    ,    «#«             ,,,^«*^&##
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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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