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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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