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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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