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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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