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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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&&††^«,,,,             «#«    ,    «#«              ,,,,«^††&&
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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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