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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. ##%^*-,,,,
,,,-*^%### ###%^*-,,,
,,-*^%#### 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 , -#- ##%^*-,,,,
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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. ####%^*-,,
,,,-*^%### ###%^*-,,,
,,,,-*^%## 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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