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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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