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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 , ~#~            ,,,,,,,,,,
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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.                 %%^~.,,,,,
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,,,.~^%%£#  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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