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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.         .....---§#
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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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