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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.  @¤^††~,,,,
,,,,,~^&¤#                                          #¤&^~,,,,,
,,,,,†^&@#              ~#~    ,    ~#~             #@&^†,,,,,
,,~†^&¤@##                                          ##@¤&^†~,,
,,~†††^¤¤¤ 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.     ##@¤&^†~,,
,,~†^&¤@##                                          ##@¤&^†~,,
,,~†^&¤@##                 ,      ,                 ##@¤&^†~,,
,,~†^&¤@##            ~#~ , 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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