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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  ,,,,,,^~^*
^~^,,,,,,,                 ADVISED)                 ,,,,,,,^~^
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