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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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