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$^/~,,,,,,  ,              ,~~~~,               ,   ,,,,,,~/^$
#$^/~,,,,,  , ^~~   ~^@  THE BASEMENT  @^~   ~~^^ , ,,,,,~/^$#
##$^/~,,,,  ,   ~#~     ,~~~~~~~~~~,     ~#~    ,   ,,,,~/^$##
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###$^/~,,,  THE BASEMENT IS A MAN-MADE SUBTERRANEAN ,,,~/^$###
##$^/~,,,,  ENVIRONMENT WHERE YOU COULD FIND SUCH   ,,,,~/^$##
#$^/~,,,,,   THINGS AS THE FURNACE, THE LABYRINTH,  ,,,,,~/^$#
$^/~,,,,,,            REPTILES OR GRAVES.           ,,,,,,~/^$
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$^/~,,,,,,  A SMALL OR RURAL BASEMENT IS A CELLAR.  ,,,,,,~/^$
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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  ,,,,,,,~/^
$^/~,,,,,, TO HIDE THE TRUE WEIGHT (PURPOSE?) OF A  ,,,,,,~/^$
#$^/~,,,,,                BUILDING.                 ,,,,,~/^$#
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###$^/~,,,  TO DRAW FROM THE EARTH AROUND IT, PUSH  ,,,~/^$###
####$^/~,,         ABOVE GROUND, LAUNDERED.         ,,~/^$####
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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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