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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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$§=~,,,,,,  THE PURPOSE OF A BASEMENT IS OFTEN TO   ,,,,,,~=§$
#$§=~,,,,,    HIDE UNSIGHTLY APPLIANCES, ENGINES,   ,,,,,~=§$#
@#$§=~,,,,  INFRASTRUCTURE (PIPES AND WELLS)... OR  ,,,,~=§$#@
#@#$§=~,,, TO HIDE THE TRUE WEIGHT (PURPOSE?) OF A  ,,,~=§$#@#
##@#$§=~,,                BUILDING.                 ,,~=§$#@##
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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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