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#@§§::~~..  .              .====.               .   ..~~::§§@#
##@§§$:=~. . $==   =$§  THE BASEMENT  §$=   ==$$ .  .~=:$§§@##
##@§§$:=~.   .   =#=     .==========.     =#=    .  .~=:$§§@##
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@§§$=.....  THE BASEMENT IS A MAN-MADE SUBTERRANEAN .....=$§§@
##@§§$:=~.  ENVIRONMENT WHERE YOU COULD FIND SUCH   .~=:$§§@##
##@§§$:=~.   THINGS AS THE FURNACE, THE LABYRINTH,  .~=:$§§@##
§§§§§$:=~.           REPTILES OR GRAVES.            .~=:$§§§§§
§§::====~.                                          .~====::§§
§$:=......  A SMALL OR RURAL BASEMENT IS A CELLAR.  ......=:$§
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##@§§$:=~.             =#=    .    =#=              .~=:$§§@##
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#@§§$=~~..  OFTEN CREATED IN GOOD FAITH, A BASEMENT ..~~=$§§@#
###@§$:=~.  IS NEVERTHELESS A WAY TO BRING A CAVE   .~=:$§@###
##@§§$:=~.   INTO YOUR BUILDING, AND CAVE THINGS    .~=:$§§@##
##@§§$:=~. WITH IT. I'VE FOUND THAT IT'S EASIER TO  .~=:$§§@##
##@§§$:=~.   THINK OF ALL CAVES AS THE SAME LARGE   .~=:$§§@##
###§§$:=~.   STRUCTURE, IT'S JUST THAT ALL PARTS    .~=:$§§###
@§$::::=~.    MIGHT NOT BE PHYSICALLY CONNECTED.    .~=::::$§@
§§§§:==~~.      THAT'S WHAT YOU'RE INVITING IN.     .~~==:§§§§
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##@§§$:=~.                 .      .                 .~=:$§§@##
##@§§$:=~.            =#= . USAGES . =#=            .~=:$§§@##
#@§§:~....                 .      .                 ....~:§§@#
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§§§$:==...  THE PURPOSE OF A BASEMENT IS OFTEN TO   ...==:$§§§
@@@§§$:=~.    HIDE UNSIGHTLY APPLIANCES, ENGINES,   .~=:$§§@@@
@§$$$:==~.  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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