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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.  ,@,@,@,,@,
@,@,@,@@,@                                          ,@,@,@,@@,
@,@,@,,@,@              =#=    ,    =#=             ,@,@,@,,@,
@,@,@,@@,@                                          ,@,@,@,@@,
@,@,@,,@,@  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.                 ,@,@,@,@@,
@,@,@,,@,@                                          ,@,@,@,,@,
@,@,@,@@,@  TO DRAW FROM THE EARTH AROUND IT, PUSH  ,@,@,@,@@,
@,@,@,,@,@         ABOVE GROUND, LAUNDERED.         ,@,@,@,,@,
@,@,@,@@,@                                          ,@,@,@,@@,
@,@,@,,@,@   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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