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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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