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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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,,,,,,=^†¤                 ,      ,                 ¤†^=,,,,,,
,,,,,,,=^†            =#= , 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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