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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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#@#¤%†^~..   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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