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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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#§@%;:....              «#«    .    «#«             ....:;%@§#
##§@%;:...                                          ...:;%@§##
###§@%;:..  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 . «#«            ..:;%@§###
##§@%;:...                 .      .                 ...:;%@§##
#§@%;:....                                          ....:;%@§#
§@%;:.....  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.         ....:;%@§#
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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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