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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. ....~~~~*¤
###¤%*:~~. .~~:*%¤###
###¤%*:~~. 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. .~~:*¤####
#¤%*:::~~. .~~:::*%¤#
#¤**~..... . . .....~**¤#
#¤¤*:~~~~. ~#~ . 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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