,,,,~=$$$@                                          @$$$=~,,,,
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,,~=*$§@##                                          ##@§$*=~,,
,,~=*$§@##                                          ##@§$*=~,,
,,~=*$§@@#                                          #@@§$*=~,,
,,~=*$§@##                     #                    ##@§$*=~,,
,,~=*$$$$@   ,              ,~~~~,               ,  @$$$$*=~,,
,,~=*$§@## , *~~   ~*§  THE BASEMENT  §*~   ~~** ,  ##@§$*=~,,
,,,,,~=*§§   ,   ~#~     ,~~~~~~~~~~,     ~#~    ,  §§*=~,,,,,
,,,,,,~=$@                    #                     @$=~,,,,,,
,,~=*$§@@#                                          #@@§$*=~,,
,~=*$§@###  THE BASEMENT IS A MAN-MADE SUBTERRANEAN ###@§$*=~,
,,~*$§@###   ENVIRONMENT WHERE YOU COULD FIND SUCH  ###@§$*~,,
,,~=*$§@##  THINGS AS THE FURNACE, THE LABYRINTH,   ##@§$*=~,,
,,,,,~=$§#            REPTILES OR GRAVES.           #§$=~,,,,,
,,~=*$§@##                                          ##@§$*=~,,
,,~=*$$$$§  A SMALL OR RURAL BASEMENT IS A CELLAR.  §$$$$*=~,,
,,,,,=*$$§                                          §$$*=,,,,,
,,,,,,~~*§             ~#~    ,    ~#~              §*~~,,,,,,
,,~=*$§@##                                          ##@§$*=~,,
,,,,,,~*§§  OFTEN CREATED IN GOOD FAITH, A BASEMENT §§*~,,,,,,
,,~~~~*§@#  IS NEVERTHELESS A WAY TO BRING A CAVE   #@§*~~~~,,
,,~=*$§@##   INTO YOUR BUILDING, AND CAVE THINGS    ##@§$*=~,,
,,~=*$§@##  WITH IT. I'VE FOUND THAT IT'S EASIER TO ##@§$*=~,,
,,~=*$§@##   THINK OF ALL CAVES AS THE SAME LARGE   ##@§$*=~,,
,,~=*$§@##   STRUCTURE, IT'S JUST THAT ALL PARTS    ##@§$*=~,,
,,~=*$§@##    MIGHT NOT BE PHYSICALLY CONNECTED.    ##@§$*=~,,
,,,,~~*$@@      THAT'S WHAT YOU'RE INVITING IN.     @@$*~~,,,,
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,,,,,=*§§@                 ,      ,                 @§§*=,,,,,
,,,,~~*$@#            ~#~ , USAGES , ~#~            #@$*~~,,,,
,,~=*$§@##                 ,      ,                 ##@§$*=~,,
,,~=*$§@##                                          ##@§$*=~,,
,,,,~~**§@   THE PURPOSE OF A BASEMENT IS OFTEN TO  @§**~~,,,,
,,~=*$$$§@   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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