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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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........,~  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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