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,,,,,,,,,^                     #                    ^,,,,,,,,,
,,,,,,,,^-  ,              ,----,               ,   -^,,,,,,,,
,,,,,,,^-*  , %--   -%§  THE BASEMENT  §%-   --%% , *-^,,,,,,,
,,,,,,^-*%  ,   -#-     ,----------,     -#-    ,   %*-^,,,,,,
,,,,,^-*%¤                     #                    ¤%*-^,,,,,
,,,,^-*%¤§                                          §¤%*-^,,,,
,,,^-*%¤§£ 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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,,,,,,^-*%              -#-    ,    -#-             %*-^,,,,,,
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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.      £§¤%*-^,,,
,,^-*%¤§£#                                          #£§¤%*-^,,
,^-*%¤§£##                 ,      ,                 ##£§¤%*-^,
,,^-*%¤§£#            -#- , 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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