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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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