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,^~~~%%%¤#                    #                     #¤%%%~~~^,
,^~/%%%*¤¶  ,              ,~~~~,               ,   ¶¤*%%%/~^,
,^~/%*¤¶## , %~~   ~%¤  THE BASEMENT  ¤%~   ~~%% ,  ##¶¤*%/~^,
,^~/%*¤¶##  ,   ~#~     ,~~~~~~~~~~,     ~#~    ,   ##¶¤*%/~^,
,,,,^~/*¤¶                     #                    ¶¤*/~^,,,,
,^~/%*¤¶##                                          ##¶¤*%/~^,
,^~/%*¤###  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 , ~#~            ##¶¤*%/~^,
,,,,,~%*¤¶                 ,      ,                 ¶¤*%~,,,,,
,^~/%*¤¶##                                          ##¶¤*%/~^,
,,,,~/%*¤¤  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.         ¶*/^,,,,,,
,^~/%*¤¶¶#                                          #¶¶¤*%/~^,
,,,,,^~%*¶    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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