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,,,,,,*$$&                                          &$$*,,,,,,
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,,~*=$&###                    #                     ###&$=*~,,
,,,,,,*$&&  ,              ,~~~~,               ,   &&$*,,,,,,
,,*=$&#### , =~~   ~=&  THE BASEMENT  &=~   ~~== ,  ####&$=*,,
,,,,~===$#  ,   ~#~     ,~~~~~~~~~~,     ~#~    ,   #$===~,,,,
,,~*=$&###                     #                    ###&$=*~,,
,,,,~**$##                                          ##$**~,,,,
,,~*=$&###  THE BASEMENT IS A MAN-MADE SUBTERRANEAN ###&$=*~,,
,,~*=$&###  ENVIRONMENT WHERE YOU COULD FIND SUCH   ###&$=*~,,
,,~*=$$&&#  THINGS AS THE FURNACE, THE LABYRINTH,   #&&$$=*~,,
,,,,,**$&&            REPTILES OR GRAVES.           &&$**,,,,,
,,~*=$&###                                          ###&$=*~,,
,,~*=$&###  A SMALL OR RURAL BASEMENT IS A CELLAR.  ###&$=*~,,
,,,,,~**$&                                          &$**~,,,,,
,,,~***=&#              ~#~    ,    ~#~             #&=***~,,,
,,,,**$$##                                          ##$$**,,,,
,,~*=$$$$# OFTEN CREATED IN GOOD FAITH, A BASEMENT  #$$$$=*~,,
,,,,,,*$##   IS NEVERTHELESS A WAY TO BRING A CAVE  ##$*,,,,,,
,,,,,,,*$&   INTO YOUR BUILDING, AND CAVE THINGS    &$*,,,,,,,
,,~*=$&### WITH IT. I'VE FOUND THAT IT'S EASIER TO  ###&$=*~,,
,,~*=$&###   THINK OF ALL CAVES AS THE SAME LARGE   ###&$=*~,,
,,~*=$&###   STRUCTURE, IT'S JUST THAT ALL PARTS    ###&$=*~,,
,,,,,,*$&#    MIGHT NOT BE PHYSICALLY CONNECTED.    #&$*,,,,,,
,,~*=$&###     THAT'S WHAT YOU'RE INVITING IN.      ###&$=*~,,
,,~*=$&###                                          ###&$=*~,,
,,~*=$&###                 ,      ,                 ###&$=*~,,
,,,,,,**$#            ~#~ , USAGES , ~#~            #$**,,,,,,
,,~*=$&###                 ,      ,                 ###&$=*~,,
,,,,,~=$&#                                          #&$=~,,,,,
,,~*=$&###   THE PURPOSE OF A BASEMENT IS OFTEN TO  ###&$=*~,,
,,,,,~~=$&   HIDE UNSIGHTLY APPLIANCES, ENGINES,    &$=~~,,,,,
,,~*==$&##  INFRASTRUCTURE (PIPES AND WELLS)... OR  ##&$==*~,,
,,~*=$&### TO HIDE THE TRUE WEIGHT (PURPOSE?) OF A  ###&$=*~,,
,,~*=$&###                 BUILDING.                ###&$=*~,,
,,,~~~~~=&                                          &=~~~~~,,,
,,,~~=$&##  TO DRAW FROM THE EARTH AROUND IT, PUSH  ##&$=~~,,,
,,~*=$&###         ABOVE GROUND, LAUNDERED.         ###&$=*~,,
,,,,,*===&                                          &===*,,,,,
,,~~**===&    A CELLAR IS A MORE SENSEFUL AFFAIR,   &===**~~,,
,,,,,,,~=&   LESS INTENSE... MADE TO STORE THINGS   &=~,,,,,,,
,,,~~*==&#    (FOOD OR BREWS, TOOLS) IN A COLDER    #&==*~~,,,
,,~*=$&### ENVIRONMENT. PERHAPS TO GROW MUSHROOMS.  ###&$=*~,,
,,~*=$&###  PERHAPS TO BURY CORRUPT CREATURES (NOT  ###&$=*~,,
,,,,,~*$$#                 ADVISED)                 #$$*~,,,,,
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