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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 , «#«            ##@@*†=«:,
,,:«=†*@@#                 ,      ,                 #@@*†=«:,,
,,,:«=†*@@                                          @@*†=«:,,,
,,,,:«=†*@   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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