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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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