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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 . ~#~ #%*\~,....
.....,~\*% . . %*\~,.....
......,~\* *\~,......
.......,~\ 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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