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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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,,,~«\*%#¶             «#«    ,    «#«              ¶#%*\«~,,,
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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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