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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.            ##@¤@%/~.,
,,.~/%@¤@#                                          #@¤@%/~.,,
,,,.~/%@¤@  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 , ~#~            ##@¤@%/~.,
,,.~/%@¤@#                 ,      ,                 #@¤@%/~.,,
,,,.~/%@¤@                                          @¤@%/~.,,,
,,,,.~/%@¤   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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