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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.  ,@,@,@,@,,
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@,@,@,@,@@             -#-    ,    -#-              ,@,@,@,@,,
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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.         ,@,@,@,@,,
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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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