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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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,,,,,,-†=*  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.                 ,,,,,,,,,,
,,,,,,,,,,                                          ,,,,,,,,,,
,,,,,,,,,,  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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