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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.    ,@,,@@,@@,
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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  @,,,,@,@@,
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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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