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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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