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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.         ....~††&&&
#@#&§†=~^.                                          .^~=†§&#@#
###&§†=~^.    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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