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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.                 $†:~.,,,,,
,,,,,,.~:†                                          †:~.,,,,,,
,,,,,,,.~:  TO DRAW FROM THE EARTH AROUND IT, PUSH  :~.,,,,,,,
,,,,,,,,.~         ABOVE GROUND, LAUNDERED.         ~.,,,,,,,,
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,,,,,,,,,,    A CELLAR IS A MORE SENSEFUL AFFAIR,   ,,,,,,,,,,
,,,,,,,,,.   LESS INTENSE... MADE TO STORE THINGS   .,,,,,,,,,
,,,,,,,,.~    (FOOD OR BREWS, TOOLS) IN A COLDER    ~.,,,,,,,,
,,,,,,,.~: ENVIRONMENT. PERHAPS TO GROW MUSHROOMS.  :~.,,,,,,,
,,,,,,.~:†  PERHAPS TO BURY CORRUPT CREATURES (NOT  †:~.,,,,,,
,,,,,.~:†$                 ADVISED)                 $†:~.,,,,,
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