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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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