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