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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  ...~=§@§£#
£§@§=~....                 ADVISED)                 ....~=§@§£
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