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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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#$†/~,....   A CELLAR IS A MORE SENSEFUL AFFAIR,    ....,~/†$#
##$†/~,...   LESS INTENSE... MADE TO STORE THINGS   ...,~/†$##
###$†/~,..    (FOOD OR BREWS, TOOLS) IN A COLDER    ..,~/†$###
####$†/~,. ENVIRONMENT. PERHAPS TO GROW MUSHROOMS.  .,~/†$####
###$†/~,..  PERHAPS TO BURY CORRUPT CREATURES (NOT  ..,~/†$###
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