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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,   #%%$$:~,..
.,~:$%¤###  INFRASTRUCTURE (PIPES AND WELLS)... OR  ###¤%$:~,.
.,~:$%¤###  TO HIDE THE TRUE WEIGHT (PURPOSE?) OF A ###¤%$:~,.
.,~:$%%¤##                BUILDING.                 ##¤%%$:~,.
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.,~:$%¤###  TO DRAW FROM THE EARTH AROUND IT, PUSH  ###¤%$:~,.
.,~:$%¤¤¤#         ABOVE GROUND, LAUNDERED.         #¤¤¤%$:~,.
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.,~:::%%¤¤    A CELLAR IS A MORE SENSEFUL AFFAIR,   ¤¤%%:::~,.
.,~:%¤####   LESS INTENSE... MADE TO STORE THINGS   ####¤%:~,.
.,~:$%¤###    (FOOD OR BREWS, TOOLS) IN A COLDER    ###¤%$:~,.
.,~:$%¤###  ENVIRONMENT. PERHAPS TO GROW MUSHROOMS. ###¤%$:~,.
.,~:$%¤###  PERHAPS TO BURY CORRUPT CREATURES (NOT  ###¤%$:~,.
.,~:$$$%##                 ADVISED)                 ##%$$$:~,.
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