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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  ,,«:^%%%@#
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