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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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