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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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,,#,##,,,#  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  ,#,,#,,,,#
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