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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.     .^~\†††¤##
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¤¤¤¤¤†\~^.                 .      .                 .^~\†¤¤¤¤¤
#@#¤¤†\~^.            ~#~ . USAGES . ~#~            .^~\†¤¤#@#
#@#¤¤†\~^.                 .      .                 .^~\†¤¤#@#
##@#¤†\~^.                                          .^~\†¤#@##
#@#¤¤†\~^.  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.         ......^~†¤
#@#¤¤†\~^.                                          .^~\†¤¤#@#
#¤¤†~~....   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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