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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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###***~^,,              ~#~    ,    ~#~             ,,^~***###
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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.                 ,^~***####
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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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