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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  ,,,,====§#
###&§==~,,                 ADVISED)                 ,,~==§&###
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