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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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