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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  .^~†*%%%@#
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