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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.            ,,«==*@#@@
#@#@*==«,,                                          ,,«==*@#@#
#*==«,,,,,  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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