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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.                 &*=^=,....
...,=^=*&#                                          #&*=^=,...
..,=^=*&##  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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