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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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