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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.                 .~--:††&&#
###&%†:-~.                                          .~-:†%&###
#&&&%†:-~.  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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