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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  ,,-\†&&###
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