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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  ...~«\^&¶@
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