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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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@#¤$†††«~.    A CELLAR IS A MORE SENSEFUL AFFAIR,   .~«†††$¤#@
#@#¤$*†«~.   LESS INTENSE... MADE TO STORE THINGS   .~«†*$¤#@#
#@#¤$*†«~.    (FOOD OR BREWS, TOOLS) IN A COLDER    .~«†*$¤#@#
##@#$*†«~.  ENVIRONMENT. PERHAPS TO GROW MUSHROOMS. .~«†*$#@##
¤¤¤$*††«~.  PERHAPS TO BURY CORRUPT CREATURES (NOT  .~«††*$¤¤¤
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