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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 . -#-            &$§;--....
.....--;§$                 .      .                 $§;--.....
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.......--;  THE PURPOSE OF A BASEMENT IS OFTEN TO   ;--.......
........--   HIDE UNSIGHTLY APPLIANCES, ENGINES,    --........
.......--;  INFRASTRUCTURE (PIPES AND WELLS)... OR  ;--.......
......--;§ TO HIDE THE TRUE WEIGHT (PURPOSE?) OF A  §;--......
.....--;§$                 BUILDING.                $§;--.....
....--;§$&                                          &$§;--....
...--;§$&@  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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