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,,,~«=†&@#                                          #@&†=«~,,,
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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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,,,,,~«=†&             «#«    ,    «#«              &†=«~,,,,,
,,,,~«=†&@                                          @&†=«~,,,,
,,,~«=†&@#  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.         ###@&†=«~,
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,,,~«=†&@#   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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