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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  ##@§¤$†~^.
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.^~†$¤§@##    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,   @§$~......
....^††¤§@  INFRASTRUCTURE (PIPES AND WELLS)... OR  @§¤††^....
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.^~†$¤§@##    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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