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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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