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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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###@%§\~^. ~#~ . ~#~ .^~\§%@###
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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. .^~\§%@###
###@%§\~^. .^~\§%@###
###@%§\~^. 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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