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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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.......=†%   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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