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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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