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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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,,~^†$¤###  THE PURPOSE OF A BASEMENT IS OFTEN TO   ###¤$†^~,,
,,,,~~†$##   HIDE UNSIGHTLY APPLIANCES, ENGINES,    ##$†~~,,,,
,,~^†$¤¤¤#  INFRASTRUCTURE (PIPES AND WELLS)... OR  #¤¤¤$†^~,,
,,~^†$¤### TO HIDE THE TRUE WEIGHT (PURPOSE?) OF A  ###¤$†^~,,
,,~^†$¤###                 BUILDING.                ###¤$†^~,,
,,~^†$¤###                                          ###¤$†^~,,
,,~^†$¤###  TO DRAW FROM THE EARTH AROUND IT, PUSH  ###¤$†^~,,
,,~^†$¤###         ABOVE GROUND, LAUNDERED.         ###¤$†^~,,
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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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