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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.                 #§%*~^,,,,
,,,^~*%§#@                                          @#§%*~^,,,
,,^~*%§#@#  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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