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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 , ~#~            †~,,,,,,,,
,,,,,,,,,~                 ,      ,                 ~,,,,,,,,,
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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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