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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    ¤%~.......
.,~†%$¤¶## ENVIRONMENT. PERHAPS TO GROW MUSHROOMS.  ##¶¤$%†~,.
.,~†%$¤¶@@  PERHAPS TO BURY CORRUPT CREATURES (NOT  @@¶¤$%†~,.
.,~†%$¤¶@@                 ADVISED)                 @@¶¤$%†~,.
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