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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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,,,,~^@@&&             ~#~    ,    ~#~              &&@@^~,,,,
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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  #&@^^^^^,,
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