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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  @¶§&§†~...
..~†§&§¶@#                 ADVISED)                 #@¶§&§†~..
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