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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. #¤%*;~~...
..~~;*%¤## ##¤%*;~~..
.~~;*%¤### 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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