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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.                 ......,«:=
@=:«,.....                                          .....,«:=@
@@=:«,....  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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