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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.           @*††-,,,,,
,,-^†*@###                                          ###@*†^-,,
,,-^†*@#@#  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.                 @@#@*†^-,,
,,-^†*@@@@                                          @@@@*†^-,,
,,-^††***#  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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