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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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