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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  ,~«^*%#@##
#@#%*^«~,,                 ADVISED)                 ,,~«^*%#@#
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