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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  \=^,,,,,,,
,,,,,,,,^=                 ADVISED)                 =^,,,,,,,,
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