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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  ,,=^§%§@@#
#@@§%§^=,,                 ADVISED)                 ,,=^§%§@@#
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