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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.         .........,
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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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