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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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=.........   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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