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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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,,,,,,«==¤ 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  #¤¤==«,,,,
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