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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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,,,,,,,,,,  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  ,,,,,,,,.~
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