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....,~*^§¤ ¤§^*~,....
...,~*^§¤@ # @¤§^*~,...
..,~*^§¤@# . .~~~~. . #@¤§^*~,..
.,~*^§¤@## . ^~~ ~^¤ THE BASEMENT ¤^~ ~~^^ . ##@¤§^*~,.
..,~*^§¤@# . ~#~ .~~~~~~~~~~. ~#~ . #@¤§^*~,..
...,~*^§¤@ # @¤§^*~,...
....,~*^§¤ ¤§^*~,....
.....,~*^§ THE BASEMENT IS A MAN-MADE SUBTERRANEAN §^*~,.....
......,~*^ ENVIRONMENT WHERE YOU COULD FIND SUCH ^*~,......
.......,~* THINGS AS THE FURNACE, THE LABYRINTH, *~,.......
........,~ REPTILES OR GRAVES. ~,........
........., ,.........
.......... A SMALL OR RURAL BASEMENT IS A CELLAR. ..........
.......... ..........
.......... ~#~ . ~#~ ..........
........., ,.........
........,~ 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. ##@¤§^*~,.
..,~*^§¤@# #@¤§^*~,..
...,~*^§¤@ . . @¤§^*~,...
....,~*^§¤ ~#~ . 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. ~,........
.......,~* *~,.......
......,~*^ 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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