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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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#&&&§†:=^. 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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