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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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