.,~/%$&£@#                                          #@£&$%/~,.
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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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