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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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