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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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