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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 , -#- ###@¤=†-:,
,,,,-===¤¤ , , ¤¤===-,,,,
,:-†=@¤@## ##@¤@=†-:,
,,,,,,-=¤# 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. @@@=†::::,
,:-†==@¤¤¤ ¤¤¤@==†-:,
,:--††=¤@# TO DRAW FROM THE EARTH AROUND IT, PUSH #@¤=††--:,
,,,,,:††@¤ ABOVE GROUND, LAUNDERED. ¤@††:,,,,,
,:-†=@¤@## ##@¤@=†-:,
,,,,,:†@@¤ 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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