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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.           %*^~.,,,,,
,,,,.~^*%&                                          &%*^~.,,,,
,,,.~^*%&#  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 , ~#~            ^~.,,,,,,,
,,,,,,.~^*                 ,      ,                 *^~.,,,,,,
,,,,,.~^*%                                          %*^~.,,,,,
,,,,.~^*%&   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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