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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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